The Biden administration plans to again extend the pause on federal student loan payments for borrowers until the end of January
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during the daily briefing at the White House. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo, an official familiar with the decision confirmed to POLITICO.
But the Education Department plans to issue a "final" extension of the relief until Jan. 31, an official said. The decision comes after top congressional Democrats have pressured the administration for months to continue the pandemic relief into next year. Progressives have also ramped up their advocacy in recent days after they successfully persuaded the Biden administration to issue a new moratorium on evictions.
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