Trump’s plan to limit student loans for nurses in his repayment overhaul is facing bipartisan backlash
Ayelet Sheffey
December 12, 2025
Over 140 bipartisan lawmakers wrote in opposition to Trump’s proposed student-loan limits.
The new limits would exclude advanced nursing programs from the higher professional degree borrowing cap.
While most advanced nursing programs wouldn’t be affected, lawmakers said it could exacerbate the healthcare shortage.
On Friday, a bipartisan group of over 140 lawmakers sent a letter to Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent urging him to revise the Department of Education’s proposal to place new student-loan limits on professional degree programs.
The department recently concluded its negotiations on the student-loan payment changes that Trump signed into law in his “big beautiful” spending legislation. The changes included borrowing caps for graduate and professional students: a $100,000 lifetime limit for graduate students, and a $200,000 lifetime limit for professional students.
