Democrats Are Trying To Repeal Trump Admin’s College Affordability Protections:
Despite the loan caps not taking effect until July 1, some schools have already taking steps to lower tuition because of the rule.
A group of congressional Democrats announced a resolution Thursday to repeal Trump administration rules designed to cap student loans and stop the “unlimited tuition” scam colleges and universities run at the expense of the American taxpayer.
Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., along with Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., John Mannion, D-N.Y., and Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., say they will introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to repeal the Department of Education’s recent final rule limiting the ability of colleges and universities to charge exorbitant amounts in tuition, while also streamlining loan repayment.
“For years, Democrats have purported to care about student debt. But now, they’ve reaffirmed what we’ve been saying. That it was never about helping students but rather buying votes. It was a way to buy off people, not truly help them,” Education Under Secretary Nicholas Kent told The Federalist. “Democrats don’t care about helping students, and they certainly don’t care about taxpayers. They want to keep students in debt, colleges with fat coffers, and then cry wolf during election time that the loan forgiveness is the only option to help borrowers. With our changes, we remove one of the Democrats’ key election issues, and that’s what they are really scared of.”
The group of Democrats claims that the loan caps affect public service jobs like “nurses, teachers, [and] firefighters,” who will, they say, now not be able to afford entering those professions.
However, according to Kent, the actual numbers do not support this conclusion.
“These Democrats who are attempting to repeal our well thought-out rule are hypocrites and are using lies and scare tactics. 94% of graduate-level teachers are not impacted by the loan caps. And when is the last time you heard of fire fighters taking on graduate-level debt? You don’t. That’s because 100% of graduate-level fire service programs are not impacted,” he said. “These data show the Democrats are either lying or are totally uninformed about the reality of what they are saying. “
As The Federalist reported, the rule caps student loan borrowing for graduate and professional students, allows universities to establish their own loan caps based on the value of the program, streamlines loan repayment, and eliminates the Grad PLUS program, which allowed students to borrow up to the full cost of attendance.
The rule came after decades of colleges and universities driving up tuition costs (343 percent increase since 2005), unchecked, leaving the American taxpayer — regardless of his education status — to pay for it. The education system also piled mountains of debt on students who were receiving degrees that did not provide the access to high-paying jobs needed to actually pay off the student loans. --->READ MORE HERE
Democratic-led states challenge the Trump administration's new caps on federal student loans:
A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration's recent caps on federal student loans, arguing the limits will make it harder for students pursuing certain healthcare degrees to attain the necessary training and education.
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, plaintiffs representing 24 states and the District of Columbia argued the Trump administration's rules would disproportionately impact critical healthcare sectors.
"This rule will shut talented people out of critical professions and leave communities with fewer healthcare providers they desperately need," New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a written statement. "We cannot afford fewer nurses, fewer providers, or fewer opportunities for working people to enter these essential fields."
The Education Department defended the loan caps on student loans, saying they were already incentivizing colleges and universities to lower tuition.
"Clearly, these Democratic governors and attorneys general are more concerned about institutions' bottom-line rather than American students and families' ability to access affordable postsecondary education," Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent said in a written statement.
In 2025, Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which enacted new federal student loan caps. Programs that were designated as "graduate" programs faced a loan cap of $100,000, while professional degrees were capped at $200,000. --->READ MORE HERE
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