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The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

Trump officials move to scrap Biden student-loan repayment plan

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Protesters rally in favor of cancelling student debt. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump’s administration announced on Tuesday it had reached a settlement with several Republican-led states to end Joe Biden’s student loan repayment program, which has helped millions of borrowers repay their debt.

On Tuesday, the education department announced plans to halt what it called Biden’s “illegal” Save plan – the Saving on a Valuable Education income-driven repayment program which currently has more than 7 million borrowers.

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