Grassley & Colleagues Call Out Bias In Biden Admin’s Unlawful Student Debt Transfer Scheme
October 10, 2023
Senators challenge Biden to work with them on legislative solutions to lower college costs: “Our phones are ready and our doors are open.”
WASHINGTON — As the Department of Education’s handpicked negotiators meet today to deliberate the Biden administration’s latest student debt transfer scheme, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is exposing the panel’s bias and pushing back on the president’s unrelenting overreach. Grassley is leading the effort alongside Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.).
In a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, the senators wrote, in part:
“The Department is not only clearly exceeding their statutory authority, but such a blatantly biased panel of negotiators shows that this process is simply a means to an end. Negotiated rulemaking is meant to balance the concerns of disparate groups as they attempt to reach an agreement on regulatory provisions regarding Federal Student Aid. However, the panel of 14 negotiators selected by the Department consists overwhelmingly of borrowers and representatives of institutions of higher education who directly stand to gain from enabling wide parameters for forgiveness on student loans and conveniently provide you with a fig leaf of political cover for your pre-stated goal of this rulemaking.”
