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Cheddar - This Former Trump Education Official is Calling for Mass Student Loan Forgiveness
November 13, 2019
Unpaid student loans in the U.S. have ballooned to more than $1.6 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve. The debt is over double what it was a decade ago. One former Trump Education Department...
Read More ShareYahoo Finance - Republican student loan official who quit: The current system is 'an abomination'
November 11, 2019
Aarthi Swaminathan Finance Writer Yahoo Finance November 11, 2019 Former top student loan official A. Wayne Johnson says that the student loan crisis is “an abomination that’s in plain sight.” Johnson recently resigned as...
Read More ShareYahoo Finance - On The Move - Wayne Johnson on Student Loan Debt
November 11, 2019
A. Wayne Johnson, who recently resigned from the Education Department, on the student loan crisis: "The way to basically stop the runaway train is to actually stop the unlimited supply of money coming from...
Read More SharePress Release 11-11-2019
November 11, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor further information: Davis Lundy, 404-795-4916 Wayne Johnson Plan for Ending Student Debt, Reforming How American PaysFor Higher Education Featured at American Enterprise Institute Event Thursday Atlanta, Ga. November 11, 2019 --...
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November 09, 2019
There are few more solemn and important days than @Veterans Day. As a veteran and one who worked for disabled veterans at the Department of Education, I salute veterans and remember their service.
Read More ShareCNBC The Exchange: How the Ex-Trump Official Who Wants to Cancel Student Debt Would Fix Higher Education Funding
November 02, 2019
Kevin Stankiewicz @kevin_stank October 30, 2019 Key Points A. Wayne Johnson, who recently resigned from the Department of Education, details how he would reduce the amount of student loan debt. Johnson wants up to...
Read More ShareAJC: The Republican Who Would Grab Student Loan Debt 'By the Horns'
November 02, 2019
Political InsiderOctober 30, 2019By Jim Galloway Last week, yet another unknown figure put his name into the pot for the U.S. Senate sweepstakes set up by Gov. Brian Kemp to replace Johnny Isakson...
Read More ShareNBC NIghtly News - Dr Wayne Johnson An Trump Administration Official Resigns
November 02, 2019
NBC Nightly News • Oct. 24, 2019, 2:19 PM EDT • By Erik Ortiz Dr. Wayne Johnson - A top Education Department official involved in student financial aid resigned Thursday, announcing that he would...
Read More ShareWashington Post: Why is a Betsy DeVos appointee quitting his job and calling for student debt forgiveness?
November 02, 2019
By Helaine Olen Opinion writer Oct. 28, 2019 at 11:04 a.m. EDT There is, perhaps, no greater sign of just how far the movement to forgive the nation’s $1.5 trillion in student loan debt...
Read More ShareMarketWatch: This former Trump official has a lot in common with Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders on wiping out student debt
November 02, 2019
Published: Nov 1, 2019 11:48 a.m. ET ‘This not a partisan issue. This is what’s right for America.’ This person with political ambitions wants to erase billions in student loan obligations to address a...
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