House Votes to Overturn DeVos Borrower Defense Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives passed, H.J.Res. 76, a resolution disapproving the Department of Education’s current Borrower Defense to Repayment rule under the Congressional Review Act. Once in effect, the 2019 regulation will severely weaken accountability for predatory for-profit colleges, prevent defrauded students from accessing relief, and fuel the growing $1.5 trillion student debt crisis that disproportionately affects students of color. The resolution, introduced in November by U.S. Representative Susie Lee (D-Nev.), seeks to protect students and taxpayers from