Bobby Scott: “I hope you will consider programs that meaningfully close race and income-based gaps in attainment and build a more…”

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.

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

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

Instead, they’re forced to deal with uncertainty and chaos created by an administration that has systematically weakened the federal student aid system.