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Senators Urge Action to Protect Service Members’ Education Benefits; Warn Against CFPB Rollback
Summary
Ranking member Elizabeth Warren pressed service leaders on delivering Public Service Loan Forgiveness and on the consequences for service members if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other enforcement elements are weakened.
WASHINGTON — Senators pressed military leaders on June 1 to ensure service members receive promised education benefits and to guard against actions that would weaken enforcement of consumer protections for military families.
“The promise is not charity. It is an ironclad commitment,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in her opening remarks, arguing that the GI Bill and student-loan protections are critical to recruitment and retention. Warren cited the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s record returning more than $363 million to service members and…
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