Hundreds of millions in federal student loan debt owed by permanently disabled military veterans will be erased in an expedited process under Trump's directive.
Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal student loan debt owed by tens of thousands of disabled military veterans will be erased in an expedited process under a directive President Trump signed this week.
Trump ordered the Education Department on Wednesday to “eliminate every penny of federal student loan debt” owed by U.S. veterans who are completely and permanently disabled. Only about half of the roughly 50,000 disabled veterans who qualify to have their federal student loan debt forgiven have received the benefit, and the administration blames a “burdensome” application process.
The document directs the government to develop an expedited process so veterans can have the debt discharged “with minimal burdens.”Trump said they won’t have to pay federal income tax on the forgiven debt and called on states to waive their taxes as well.The action will wipe out an average of $30,000 in debt per person owed by more than 25,000 eligible veterans, Trump said, calling them “incredible people” who have made “the ultimate sacrifice, in many ways, for our nation.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Amid far-right rallies, Trump takes aim at anti-fascistsAntifa means anti-fascists and refers to a broad spectrum of groups. Republicans- including US President Donald Trump- are mulling whether to proscribe it as a terrorist organisation.
Lire la suite »
Playboy reporter sues Trump after credentials suspendedIn the suit, attorneys for Brian Karem accuse Stephanie Grisham of violating his due process rights
Lire la suite »
Parkland father calls Trump a liar for flip-flopping on gun controlThe Daily Beast is reporting that President Trump has lost interest in passing gun control measures in the wake of the mass shootings earlier this month. Fred Guttenberg, father of Jaime Guttenberg who was murdered in the Parkland shooting, says that Trump is a liar for flip flopping on background checks.
Lire la suite »
Trump Administration Unveils Plan to Hold Migrant Children in Long-Term Detention With ParentsThe Trump administration is rolling out a plan it says will allow the government to detain families crossing the U.S.-Mexico border longer than the current 20-day detention limit.
Lire la suite »
Trump administration to lift limit on how long it can detain migrant familiesThe new rule may be in defiance of a 2015 federal court ruling that limited the time families could be detained to 20 days.
Lire la suite »