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Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement after the Department of Education announced it will resume student loan repayments on May 5:

“The Biden-Harris administration’s misguided student loan policies forced hardworking American taxpayers to cover the cost of the loan repayment freeze—even if they never went to college or took out student loans. Congress mandated payments resume in 2023, but the Biden-Harris administration willfully and unconstitutionally ignored this mandate, creating chaos in the student loan repayment system and abusing Americans’ tax dollars. 

“It is time for repayment to resume while we work to address skyrocketing, opaque college costs and restore stability in the student loan repayment system. President Trump is getting back to the letter of the law and restoring stability in the student loan repayment system—I look forward to working with the Trump administration to get borrowers back on track, end wasteful spending, and bring back common sense.”   

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