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September 24, 2021
This year, Courtney has commended Secretary Cardona and the Biden Administration for taking steps to address the looming student loan crisis, and to fix problems hampering PSLF.
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September 14, 2021
NORWICH, CT—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) renewed his call for bipartisan action to fix the U.S. Department of Education's Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program following a new report that projects problems hampering the program will persist for several more years.
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August 24, 2021
“The Biden administration made another positive incremental step today to address the ever-looming student loan crisis,” said Rep. Courtney.
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August 11, 2021
“There’s no question that Secretary Cardona and the Biden Administration made the right call here,” said Courtney.
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August 6, 2021
“President Biden’s decision to extend an interest-free ‘payment pause’ for federal student loans is welcome news for borrowers who are still recovering from the adverse economic impact of the COVID pandemic,” said Rep. Courtney.
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June 25, 2021
“We recognize the impact that the pandemic had on our borrowers,” said Secretary Cardona, in response to Rep. Courtney, “and extending the pause is something that we have had conversations about."
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May 25, 2021
"Our troops and their families deserve the full benefit of student loan forgiveness that they’ve earned while serving overseas, and this bill will help them get it," said Rep. Courtney.
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May 12, 2021
“Today’s jobs numbers should be a wake-up call to a lot of armchair economic experts that even though our recovery is moving forward, we’ve still got big challenges to overcome, and people still need support,” said Congressman Courtney.
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May 10, 2021
“The American Rescue Plan is continuing to fuel eastern Connecticut’s economic recovery, and it’s going to help our schools stay open and get kids back on track as we move ahead,” said Congressman Courtney.
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“Today’s jobs numbers should be a wake-up call to a lot of armchair economic experts that even though our recovery is moving forward, we’ve still got big challenges to overcome, and people still need support,” said Congressman Courtney.