Last week, the U.S. Department of Education announced a major overhaul of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program that means imminent relief for tens of thousands of public service workers and eventual relief for many more.
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CHEER: Reps. Conor Lamb (D-PA), Tom Reed (R-NY), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), and Jackie Walorski (R-IN) introduced the Supporting Early-Childhood Educators through Deductions (SEED) Act (H.R. 5254), a bipartisan bill that would allow pre-K teachers to claim the current $250 educator expense deduction.Tweet this >
CHEER: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) gave a speech on the Senate floor in support of the changes in the PSLF program that will, in his words, “immediately erase the debt of 22,000 borrowers—more than the total number of loans that have been forgiven so far under the program.” Tweet this >
CHEER: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Unemployment Insurance Improvement Act (S. 2865) that includes targeted reforms to keep the program up and running even during emergencies. Every state would be required to provide at least 26 weeks of regular unemployment benefits.Tweet this >
