Bobby Scott: “I am the only speaker, so I will be closing when I speak. I reserve the balance of my time.”

The sweeping changes to the federal student loan system originating from that law are compounding the issues that have risen from the dismantling of the Education Department.

Codifying this new system without assessing its effectiveness just doesn’t make any sense.

Student loan debt now exceeds $1.7 trillion. Borrowers need clear guidance and certainty.

The repeal represents the federal government walking away from that responsibility, which jeopardizes the hard-fought progress we have made.