Subcommittee Hearing

Protecting Student Loan Borrowers and the Economy in Upcoming Transitions

Economic Policy Date:   Tuesday, July 27, 2021 Time:   03:00 PM Location:   Dirksen Senate Office Building 538

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COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC POLICY will meet in OPEN SESSION, HYBRID FORMAT will meet in OPEN SESSION, HYBRID FORMAT to conduct a hearing entitled, “Protecting Student Loan Borrowers and the Economy in Upcoming Transitions."  The witnesses will be: Ms. Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers; The Honorable Letitia James, Attorney General for the State of New York; and Ms. Persis Yu, Director, Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project, National Consumer Law Center.

Pursuant to guidance from the CDC and OAP, Senate office buildings are not open to the public other than official business visitors and credentialed press at this time. Accordingly, in-person visitors cannot be accommodated at this briefing. We encourage the public to utilize the Committee’s livestream of the hearing, available on the website at http://www.banking.senate.gov.

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Witnesses

  1. Ms. Randi Weingarten
    President
    American Federation of Teachers
  2. The Honorable Letitia James
    Attorney General
    The State of New York
  3. Ms. Persis Yu
    Director
    Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project, National Consumer Law Center