While Democratic presidential candidates are proposing sweeping student loan forgiveness programs, President Trump's budget proposes eliminating one that already exists for public workers — for the fourth year in a row
Washington While Democratic presidential candidates are proposing sweeping student loan forgiveness programs, President Donald Trump's budget proposes eliminating one that already exists for public workers -- for the fourth year in a row.
Congress has never adopted the proposal to end the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program for new borrowers and there's little chance it will be accepted this year. Democrats, who control the House, have repeatedly come to its defense. Teachers, nurses, social workers and other public sector workers benefit from the program, which cancels their remaining federal student loans after they've made 10 years' worth of payments. The program was signed into law by President George W.
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