Bobby Scott: “I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Grimm), my colleague from Virginia, Chairman Goodlatte, and the ranking member…”

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

It’s difficult to articulate how impractical these proposals are, to say nothing of the pain and suffering they’ll inflict on students, educators and their communities, if they were to become law.

The administration had been illegally creating these interagency agreements, which are extremely inefficient and wasteful, and also result in inconsistent enforcement of federal education policy.

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