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Sen. Durbin Issues Statement on Education Secretary DeVos Eliminating Borrower Defense Rule
August 30, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following statement after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos eliminated the Obama-era borrower defense rule that protects student borrowers and taxpayers from predatory for-profit schools:

The rewritten rule issued by DeVos today also eliminates the restrictions on class action bans and mandatory arbitration clauses that were included in the Obama Rule and pushed for by Durbin.

"This rule is another . . .

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