Bobby Scott: “Balancing the budget is a good idea, but we have got to recognize that it often requires tough, career-ending votes.”

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.

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

When they talk about returning it to the states and making America great again, they’re talking about returning to how it was before 1954.

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