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Linda McMahon: “There was an incredible backlog that was a result of the…”

Featuring: Linda McMahon, Republican | Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education | National

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

Published | Video Starts at 01:28

So could you share briefly what specific steps that the department is taking right now to reduce the backlog and speed up the processing for these borrowers? Thank you very much, Congresswoman, for that. There was an incredible backlog that was a result of the SAVE plan during the Biden administration. And there were so many borrowers who said, you know, well, if my loan's going to be forgiven, why should I worry about paying it back? (01:28–01:35)

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