US Senate Dems rip Trump plan to remove student loan oversight from Education Department

By: Shauneen Miranda

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: April 2, 2026

Words: 532

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats this week blasted the Trump administration’s attempts to shift management of federal student loans from the Education Department to the Treasury Department, saying it would contribute to dysfunction in the student loan system.

In a Wednesday letter, the ranking members of five Senate panels — the committees covering banking, finance, education, federal spending and the Appropriations subcommittee overseeing the Education Department — called on Education Secretary Linda McMahon and …

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