House Republicans advance bill targeting Biden Administration’s student loan forgiveness plan

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce has advanced a Republican-sponsored bill that includes measures repealing key aspects of the Biden administration’s plans to make college more affordable. The College Cost Reduction Act, introduced by the panel’s chairwoman, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, passed on a party-line 22-19 vote.

Supreme Court ruling could impact 800,000 Maryland student loan borrowers

Maryland ranks second in the nation for average student loan debt burden, according to data from the Education Data Initiative.

Democrats in Congress pressure Biden to address student loan debt crisis

Democrats in the House and the Senate have introduced bills that call upon President Biden to forgive student loan debt, which they argue is widening the racial and gender wage gaps and exacerbating the economic problems already worsened by the pandemic.