WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Ranking Member issued the following news release:
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced he will introduce the Stop Social Security Garnishment Act - legislation to prevent seniors from having their Social Security payments withheld by the government to pay back decades-old student loan debt.
Joining Sanders as cosponsors on this legislation are Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).
"As a result of Trump's disastrous cuts to education, an increasing number of seniors are in danger of having their Social Security checks garnished to pay b...