Republican Who Rails Against Student Loan “Bailout” Got $1.5M of Loans Forgiven

On Thursday, Republican Rep. Burgess Owens (Utah), who has declared personal bankruptcy five times and had $1.5 million of his debt discharged, held a hearing aimed at attacking President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan to forgive up to $20,000 of debt for borrowers. In the hearing by the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, Owens railed against the concept…

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