Senator Sanders Advocates for Social Security Protection for Students Amid Student Debt Cr
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"In the richest country in the history of the world, no senior should have their Social Security payments taken away from them to pay back student debt," Sanders said in a statement. "This is especially true when seniors throughout the country already cannot afford the skyrocketing price of healthcare, prescription drugs, groceries and housing."
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Common Dreams“In the richest country in the history of the world, no senior should have their Social Security payments taken away from them to pay back student debt," the senator added. "This is especially true when seniors throughout the country already cannot afford the skyrocketing price of healthcare, prescription drugs, groceries, and housing. Congress must pass this legislation.”
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All told, student borrowers are collectively on the hook for nearly $2 trillion in loan debt, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Over $233 billion of that amount is in default.
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CNBCAbout 9.5 million borrowers are in default on their student loans, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal data through March.
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Sanders' proposal comes as the Trump administration has paused involuntary collections for borrowers in default on federal student loans.
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Common DreamsSanders' bill comes as more than 9 million Americans are in default on their federal student loans, according to the latest Department of Education data. Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill, which was signed into law by Trump last year, contains the biggest cuts to education in US history while making federal student loans less forgiving for borrowers, in part by attacking repayment protections that could help avert defaults.
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01 CNBC Sanders announced the proposal on Monday and will formally introduce the bill — called the Stop Social Security Garnishment Act — when the Senate is back in session next month, according to a spokesperson for the senator.
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02 Fortune 57 Trump officials are worth $100 million or more—quadruple the combined total of the last three presidents The tally comes as only 32% of Americans approve of Trump's handling of the economy, down from 40%
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03 Common Dreams 5 #000000 #FFFFFF As inflation has wiped out wage growth, 53% of voters said they were worse off financially than when Trump took office, including nearly a quarter of Republicans.
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04 Jacobin Republicans heralded Donald Trump’s 2024 victory as the birth of a new majority: a multiracial, working-class coalition powered by newfound support among black and Latino voters, particularly men, who had finally abandoned the Democrats over inflation, the cost of living, and immigration. While that conclusion may have been warranted in November 2024, it is not anymore. Indeed, over the course of 2026, Trump’s new coalition has been coming apart at the seams.
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