- #STATES REVOKING LICENSES OVER STUDENT LOAN DEFAULTS DRIVER#
- #STATES REVOKING LICENSES OVER STUDENT LOAN DEFAULTS LICENSE#
- #STATES REVOKING LICENSES OVER STUDENT LOAN DEFAULTS PROFESSIONAL#
#STATES REVOKING LICENSES OVER STUDENT LOAN DEFAULTS PROFESSIONAL#
"While in #Florida legislature I voted for a bill that allowed state to suspend professional licenses of those who defaulted on student loans. Rubio previously supported the exact opposite bill in the Florida state legislature that allowed student loan providers to take more punitive action against broke borrowers, including suspension of professional licenses. Eric Lesser told the Daily Hampshire Gazette it is a " generational crisis." In Massachusetts alone, 855,500 student loan borrowers owe a total of $33.3 billion, the Student Borrower Protection Center cited in a recent report. "I'm glad to work with Senator Rubio to make sure borrowers can work to pay off crushing debt and build a future." These policies don't make sense, because they make it even harder for people to put food on the table and get out of debt," said Warren, who has also backed several other bipartisan education reform bills. "State governments punishing people struggling with student loans by taking away drivers' and professional licenses is wrong. A representative from Rubio's office told Newsweek that despite the Senate's partisan divide, legislation to help protect struggling student loan borrowers is an issue of common ground between Democrats and Republicans. Getty ImagesĪnd although Warren is running for president in 2020, both senators have signed on to several bipartisan bills in the widely divided U.S. The suspension of health care worker licenses is the result of aggressive lobbying from federal student loan companies who have been pushing state lawmakers to enact laws punishing loan recipients who default on their payments.Ī bipartisan bill co-authored by Senators Marco Rubio and Elizabeth Warren pushes back against states that suspend professional licenses from workers who can't pay back their student loans.
#STATES REVOKING LICENSES OVER STUDENT LOAN DEFAULTS LICENSE#
Although many of those employees were able to work out repayment plans, at least 100 had their license to perform their job taken away. In January, the Florida Department of Health announced that more than 900 health care workers were subject to losing their professional licenses over the past two years for defaulting on their student loans. Health care workers, nurses in particular, are frequently targeted for license revocation for not keeping up with student loan payments. Representatives from both Warren and Rubio's offices told Newsweek each senator believes that punishing people for not having money by taking away their ability to make money is simply untenable.
#STATES REVOKING LICENSES OVER STUDENT LOAN DEFAULTS DRIVER#
3065, which they first proposed to the Senate in June 2018, referred to as both the "Protecting Job Opportunities for Borrowers Act" and the "Protecting JOBs Act." The bill seeks to "prevent states from suspending, revoking or denying State-issued professional licenses or issuing penalties due to student default." The legislation would protect state-issued driver licenses for commercial vehicle operators, teaching licenses and health care certifications along with numerous other professional permits allowing one to work in specific jobs. The Florida Republican and Massachusetts Democrat reintroduced the bill, S. A bipartisan bill co-authored by Senator Marco Rubio and Senator Elizabeth Warren pushes back against states that suspend professional licenses from workers who can't pay back their student loans.
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