WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Michael Bennet issued the following press release:
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), James Lankford (R-OK), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), to introduce the bipartisan Student Loan Marriage Penalty Elimination Act, legislation that would end the marriage penalty for deducting student loan debt interest payments. Senators Bennet, Warnock, and Lankford are all members of the Senate Finance Committee, with jurisdiction over tax legislation.
"I hear repeatedly from Coloradans who are struggling in an economy they feel has left them behind - and rising student loans have not made it easier. This is especially true for married couples who face an unfair penalty when deducting s...