Rep. DeFazio Calls for Student Debt Cancellation in Next Coronavirus Relief Package
May 09, 2020
May 09, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to provide long-term financial relief for students by including student debt cancellation in the next coronavirus relief package.
"Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, borrowers--particularly low-income Americans, young people, and communities of color--were being crushed by student lo . . .
Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to provide long-term financial relief for students by including student debt cancellation in the next coronavirus relief package.
"Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, borrowers--particularly low-income Americans, young people, and communities of color--were being crushed by student lo . . .