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Alma Adams: “One of the only reasons that the public even knows the size…”

Featuring: Alma Adams, Democratic | U.S. House North Carolina, District 12

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Rep. Adams questions Questions Education Secretary Linda McMahon in Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 02:37

And that's going to really clean this up, and it's going to be much more effective and efficient. Okay, thank you. You know, right now, One of the only reasons that the public even knows the size of the backlog is because the Department agreed to release the data through ongoing litigation brought by the American Federation of Teachers. And so that reporting is expected to end soon. Well, this information is important not just for borrowers, but for Congress and for public accountability. So thank you for your question. (02:37–02:51)

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Asserts that public knowledge of the PSLF backlog size is due to litigation by the American Federation of Teachers.

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