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Linda McMahon: “We've now collected about $500 million.”

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U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon takes reporters' questions during Rhode Island visit

Published January 12, 2026 | Video Starts at 12:13

You need to come now under, under the one big beautiful bill. There is a set program for payment. They're not all of these many, many different confusing programs. So We've now collected about $500 million. The next phase was to go into place was garnishment. And that's been, you know, that's been put on pause for a bit. Just one last question now. (12:13–12:18)

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Asserts that $500 million has been collected in loan repayments.

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