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Public commenters urge Education Department to preserve IDR and PSLF, decry Project 2025 changes
Summary
Borrowers, public-interest attorneys and advocates told a Department of Education public hearing that proposed changes tied to Project 2025 would gut income-driven repayment and public service loan forgiveness and harm workers in public service fields.
Dozens of borrowers, advocates and public-interest workers told a U.S. Department of Education public hearing that changes tied to Project 2025 would “gut” income-driven repayment (IDR) and eliminate Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), leaving many unable to afford basic needs.
Persis Yu, deputy executive director and managing counsel of the Student Borrower Protection Center, told the panel, "We stand in strong opposition to the Trump administration's attempt to implement project 20 25, which calls for gutting and conferring payment options and eliminating public service loan forgiveness. Let's be clear." She said the changes would force "nurses, teachers, veterans, and others" to choose between paying student loans and…
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