Vice President Harris announces actions to protect consumers and reduce hurdles that prevent individuals from receiving relief from medical bills White House hosts roundtable with Americans impacted by medical debt, including those who received medical debt relief through Biden-Harris Administration actions Today, Vice President Harris announced a series of actions by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau…
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Statement from Vice President Kamala Harris on One Million Public Service Workers Receiving Student Debt Cancellation
Higher education should be a pathway to economic opportunity – not a lifetime of debt. That is why I have fought to make education more affordable and reduce the burden of student debt throughout my career. When President Biden and I took office, only 7,000 people had ever been approved for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.…
Remarks by President Biden on the Saving on a Valuable Education Plan | Culver City, CA
Culver City Julian Dixon LibraryCulver City, California 1:18 P.M. PST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Well, Dr. Saint-Paul, thank you very much for that introduction. But, you know, you’re — you’re like thousands of others who — who took out loans for undergraduate school and graduate school and — because you…
FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Announces Proposal to Prohibit Medical Bills from Being Included on Credit Reports and Calls on States and Localities to Take Further Actions to Reduce Medical Debt
American Rescue Plan funds are being used to eliminate an estimated $7 billion in medical debt for up to nearly 3 million of Americans; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) proposal would ensure that no Americans have medical debt on their credit reports, down from 46 million in 2020 Today, Vice President Harris and CFPB…
FACT SHEET: President Biden Is Taking Action to Lower Costs for Families and Fight Corporate Rip-Offs
President Biden is fighting to lower costs for American consumers—and he is taking action to address corporate price gouging. Congressional Republicans have no plan to lower costs for Americans and have instead proposed giveaways to the wealthy, big corporations, and Big Pharma that will increase the cost of prescription drugs, utility bills, health insurance premiums,…
President Biden Announces an Additional $9 Billion in Student Debt Relief for 125,000 Americans
President Biden has long believed that college should be a ticket to the middle class, not a burden that weighs on families. That’s why from day one, his Administration has taken unprecedented steps to fix the broken student loan system, make college more affordable, and bring the promise of higher education in reach for more…
Neera Tanden Remarks to Press on SAVE Congressional District Data
As Prepared For Delivery: Good afternoon, everyone. President Biden believes that college should be a ticket to the middle class—not a burden that weighs down families for decades. That’s why from Day One, he has been working to make college more affordable, fix the broken student loan system, and deliver relief to student loan borrowers.…
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Key Progress on Efforts to Close the Racial Wealth Gap
Under President Biden’s leadership, the home appraisal gap—an indicator of potential racial and ethnic bias—has shrunk by more than 40% 80% of Congressional Republicans are supporting a plan that would reverse this progress, while cutting Medicare, Social Security, and the Affordable Care Act Nearly three years ago at a speech to commemorate the centennial of…
A Proclamation on National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, 2024
Education is a ticket to a better life, and for more than 4.7 million Hispanic and Latino students, Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) make it possible. The over 500 HSIs across our country are home to over half of Hispanic and Latino college students. During National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, we celebrate these critical postsecondary institutions,…
The Biden-Harris Lowering Costs Agenda
“My plan is to lower everyday costs for hardworking families and lower the deficit by asking large corporations and the wealthiest Americans to not engage in price gouging and to pay their fair share in taxes.” — President Biden President Biden and Vice President Harris know that prices are too high and too many families…
