Democratic House members criticized Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Capitol Hill Thursday for her department’s final regulations implementing new caps on federal loans for graduate students in the GOP’s tax-and-spending law.
Only 11 degree programs will qualify for higher loan amounts—despite calls from health care professionals, medical industry groups, accounting professions and others to expand the list.
House Education and Workforce Committee Democrats lambasted the administration for not heeding calls from a range of professionals—including nurses, teachers, and social workers—facing national workforce shortages. The remarks came during a hearing on the White House’s fiscal year 2027 budget request for ...