But my staff tells me that it's often nine months to a year before my constituents get a substantive response. We currently have over 70 constituents waiting just in our office for answers about their applications. Nationally, there are over 88,000 applicants waiting to hear from the department [regarding the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Buyback Program]. and that number has grown by 4,000 just since February. So, so can you talk about how you intend to deal with this backlog? (04:51–04:57)
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