Trump’s administration is not helping student borrowers. We need real action NOW.
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Hey John,
Last month, we emailed you about Congressional Democrats’ stimulus plan, the HEROES Act. Thanks to your advocacy, the HEROES Act passed the House. But Senator Mitch McConnell decided it would never see the Senate floor and now Congress is in recess. It’s time for Mitch McConnell to cut his vacation short and get back to work for student loan borrowers.
Here’s what we need Congress to do, at a bare minimum: [[link removed]]
*
CANCEL
a
portion
of
our
student
loan
debt.
*
Act
for
borrowers
previously
left
out
of
legislation
and
memos,
including
the
roughly
8
million
borrowers
who
don’t
have
federal
loans
held
by
the
Department
of
Education.
*
Extend
the
provisions
put
in
place
by
the
CARES
Act
beyond
the
end
of
2020,
including
no
required
payments,
no
interest
accumulation,
and
no
debt
collection
.
Right now, millions of borrowers desperately need relief—this pandemic has just exacerbated the inequities borrowers already face. [[link removed]]
TAKE ACTION [[link removed]]
We’d be remiss if we did not mention that earlier this month Trump issued a confusing new executive order about federal student loan repayment and the interest pause. But there are lots of holes in it and we need clear, lasting legislation instead.
Now there is a real chance we can make real, substantial change for borrowers. We just need Congressional action to get this disjointed executive order turned into something effective that helps all of us, not just the few. We’re not asking for something impossible, we’re asking for legislation that’s already being discussed.
There have been a number of bills introduced by some Democrats in the House and Senate this year that would significantly and equitably help students and borrowers. What stands in our way? Senators Lamar Alexander and Mitch McConnell blocked legislation AND THEN went on vacation.
Help us call on Congress to #CancelStudentDebt in the next legislative package. [[link removed]] We are over 45 million people strong. Send this to a friend so we can make it clear to Senators Alexander and McConnell: you have no other choice.
Onward,Ella Azoulay
Program Coordinator
Generation Progress
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