BURLINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), alongside 10 Senate colleagues, sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon expressing outrage over the Trump administration’s decision to indefinitely pause student loan forgiveness under the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plan.
The senators asked for clarity for the thousands of affected borrowers who have repaid their student loans for over 20 years and now face financial harm.
Joining Sanders on the letter are Sens. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),…