Bobby Scott: “At the time of our request, there were just five confirmed COVID-19 infections in the U.S.”

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.

Will actually contribute to the creation of miles of bureaucratic red tape, inconsistent education policy and enforcement across the federal government and a significant waste of the taxpayers’ money.

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