(Source: Rob Portman) Says Congress Must Also Pass the Bipartisan Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Angus King (I-ME), and Chris Coons (D-DE) today sent a letter to the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Education, urging them to ensure that any veteran who is permanently disabled is discharged of their federal student loan debt. Such a discharge is allowed under current law, but the lack of coordination between the Department of Education (ED) and the VA is leaving behind potentially thousands of veterans who could otherwise have their loans discharged. Senators Portman, King, and Coons specifically urged the Departments to...
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