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Dick Durbin: “The Trump administration denied nearly all of these claims…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Durbin Applauds Ruling Approving $11 Billion In Claims For Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges

Published | Video Starts at 05:25

So she joined this class action lawsuit, originally filed during President Trump's first term, to get relief four years later. It took four years. She'll finally see the relief which she was entitled to. The Trump administration denied nearly all of these claims by the students, which a federal court described as disturbingly kafkaesque. But in 2022, President Joe Biden, his administration settled the case and forgave the student loans and debts of nearly 300,000 borrowers who had been defrauded. (05:25–05:38)

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Asserts that the Trump administration denied most student claims, which were criticized by a federal court.

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