WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) along with U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced a bill to re-establish flexibility and accountability in federal student aid after President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act imposed burdensome provisions restricting access to affordable higher education. The Restoring College Access and Affordability Act reinstates student loan programs and borrower protections, making higher education more affordable and accessible to more Americans.
"This critical legislation restores much needed fairness and flexibility in fe...