Patty Murray opposes reported renewed collection measures
Patty MurrayU.S. senator for Washington
Murray argues that the reported plans would squeeze families already struggling with student debt and other costs. She promises to oppose the measures.
“Absolutely not. I'll be pushing back.”
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Patty Murray opposes restarting defaulted-loan collections; Preston Cooper supports resuming them
Patty Murray criticizes reported plans to restart collection measures against defaulted student-loan borrowers. Preston Cooper supports renewed collection and argues that delay increases interest costs. Their statements concern prospective measures rather than a verified restart announcement.
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Murray responds to reporting about prospective collection measures against defaulted federal student-loan borrowers.
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Murray's post embeds this report about prospective defaulted-loan collection measures. Griffin's post supplies the subject of her response.
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The report cites unnamed sources about prospective collection plans. Treasury and OMB decline comment; Education says it does not respond to fishing expeditions.
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Murray quotes Kyle Griffin's post summarizing a Washington Sun report about penalties and private debt collectors, with an announcement unlikely before the midterms.
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The originating report describes prospective plans and unsettled timing. It records refusals to comment from Treasury and OMB and an Education Department refusal to respond to what it calls fishing expeditions.
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Why this label?
The reference is resuming collections against defaulted borrowers. Murray expressly rejects the reported policy.
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Read the full casePreston Cooper supports resuming defaulted-loan collections
“We need to collect defaulted federal loans. The admin is right to be thinking about the best way to turn collections back on.”Read statement
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