Democrats warn a new White House proposal backed by Ivanka Trump to limit certain federal student loans could wind up shutting out less affluent families.
student loan debt was $1.5 trillion last year with more than 62 percent of Americans over the age of 30 still paying off their higher education costs.
Senior White House adviser Ivanka Trump arrives for the first meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board at the White House, March 6, 2019.The administration proposal would limit PLUS loans, which are available to graduate students and parents of undergraduate students. The maximum PLUS loan amount you can receive is the cost of attendance, which is determined by the school, but minus any other financial aid received.
Sen. Patty Murray, the top Democrat on the Senate panel with oversight of education issues, said the proposal ignores the bigger problem that most students can’t afford college without taking on massive amounts of debt.
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