Lobbyist defends a bank that went after a family after their mom died, gets a time-out from senator

When you file for bankruptcy, you can often get debt forgiven or restructured. But if you have student loans, some nice lobbyists have made sure they are not part of that deal. A mom with $100k in student loan debt died, and her children went into the care of their grandparents, who were then saddled…

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