51 attorneys general urge Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to forgive disabled veterans' student loan debt
A group of bipartisan attorneys general from 51 states and territories on Friday wrote to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos urging the Department of Education automatically forgive the student loan debt of eligible veterans who became disabled through their military service.
"We write, as the Attorneys General of our jurisdictions, to urge the Department of Education to take prompt action to satisfy its statutory mandate to discharge the student loans of veterans who are permanently and totally disabled or otherwise unemployable," the letter says."As a nation, we have a moral obligation to assist those who have put their lives on the line to defend us.
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