New Events

International

no events posted in last week

Blog Feeds

Anti-Empire

Anti-Empire

offsite link Ukraine Shoots Down F-16 With Patriot, A... Sat Aug 31, 2024 11:53 | Anti-Empire

offsite link Surprise Offensive Puts 300 km² of Russ... Fri Aug 09, 2024 08:44 | Marko Marjanović

offsite link The Wholesome Photo of the Month Thu May 09, 2024 11:01 | Anti-Empire

offsite link In 3 War Years Russia Will Have Spent $3... Thu May 09, 2024 02:17 | Anti-Empire

offsite link UK Sending Missiles to Be Fired Into Rus... Tue May 07, 2024 14:17 | Marko Marjanović

Anti-Empire >>

Human Rights in Ireland
Promoting Human Rights in Ireland

Human Rights in Ireland >>

Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Fighting Goliath: What Norman Fenton and Martin Neil Get Right ? and Wrong Thu Nov 07, 2024 15:33 | Dr Andrew Bamji
Dr Andrew Bamji, a retired Consultant Rheumatologist and former President of the British Society for Rheumatology, reviews Norman Fenton and Martin Neil's Fighting Goliath, saying what he thinks they get right and wrong.
The post Fighting Goliath: What Norman Fenton and Martin Neil Get Right ? and Wrong appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link German Government Collapses Over Refusal to Budge on Net Zero Thu Nov 07, 2024 13:40 | Will Jones
Germany?s Government has collapsed over its refusal to budge on Net Zero after Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his Finance Minister on Wednesday evening.
The post German Government Collapses Over Refusal to Budge on Net Zero appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Fascism for Dummies Thu Nov 07, 2024 11:20 | James Alexander
A fascist has been elected 47th President of the USA. Or so says the Guardian, which assembled a bunch of Left-wing academics to throw around lazy student insults. It just makes them look dumb, says Prof James Alexander.
The post Fascism for Dummies appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Vital Satellite Temperature Record That Shines Light on Corrupted and ?Adjusted? Data Could be Lost ... Thu Nov 07, 2024 09:00 | Chris Morrison
Fears are growing for the long-term future of the satellite temperature record that shines a light on the corrupted and "adjusted" data favoured by alarmists as Government funding looks set to dry up, says Chris Morrison.
The post Vital Satellite Temperature Record That Shines Light on Corrupted and “Adjusted” Data Could be Lost Due to Lack of Funding appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link In Episode 18 of the Sceptic: William Atkinson on Kemi Badenoch?s Prospects As Tory Leader, Jon Moyn... Thu Nov 07, 2024 07:00 | Richard Eldred
In Episode 18 of the Sceptic: William Atkinson on Kemi Badenoch?s prospects as Tory leader, Jon Moynihan on Rachel Reeves?s tax-bonanza budget and Harry Miller on the Chris Kaba case.
The post In Episode 18 of the Sceptic: William Atkinson on Kemi Badenoch?s Prospects As Tory Leader, Jon Moynihan on Rachel Reeves?s Tax-Bonanza Budget and Harry Miller on the Chris Kaba Case appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

Lockdown Skeptics >>

Voltaire Network
Voltaire, international edition

offsite link The Voltaire Network website heavily attacked! Thu Nov 07, 2024 04:31 | en

offsite link Israeli-Iranian auctions mask the reorganization of alliances in the Middle East... Tue Nov 05, 2024 06:52 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N°106 Fri Nov 01, 2024 12:21 | en

offsite link Luis Arce allegedly planned the assassination of his rival Evo Morales Fri Nov 01, 2024 12:12 | en

offsite link In Kazan, the order of the world changed , by Thierry Meyssan Tue Oct 29, 2024 07:01 | en

Voltaire Network >>

Stimulus Plan Negotiations Turn to Student Debt

category international | politics / elections | press release author Friday July 31, 2020 16:01author by Zachary Conti - Jubilee USA Networkauthor email zach at jubileeusa dot org Report this post to the editors

Student debt relief is now included in round the clock stimulus package negotiations on Capitol Hill. On Thursday, President Trump indicated that student debt relief measures passed in the Spring could be extended in the final Congressional package.

Student debt relief is now included in round the clock stimulus package negotiations on Capitol Hill. On Thursday, President Trump indicated that student debt relief measures passed in the Spring could be extended in the final Congressional package.

"During a crisis that rivals the Great Depression, the government can help 45 million Americans holding student debt," stated Eric LeCompte who directs the religious debt relief group Jubilee USA. "At minimum, Congress must extend debt payment relief through the end of the year. We'll need more relief, but this stimulus package should extend the debt payment moratorium."

On September 30th, the student debt payment suspension that Congress passed as part of the CARES Act stimulus package in the Spring, expires. The Act put in place 0% interest rates and stopped federal collection of student loans. More than 92% of all student loans are federal loans and top 1.5 trillion dollars of debt.

"We really need to start working on extending student debt relief through 2021, create debt cancellation processes for those struggling most and make sure the class of 2020 can also be included in debt relief measures," noted LeCompte whose organization leads campaigns to keep interest rates low on certain types of federal student loans. "While it's less than 8% of total student debt, it's critical that Congress also brings private sector student loans to the debt relief table too."

Private student debt amounts to $124.65 billion. The House of Representatives passed the $3 trillion HEROES Act stimulus package in May that included $10,000 of debt forgiveness for either federal or private student debt for borrowers deeply impacted by the crisis. The initial $1 trillion HEALS Act introduced by Senate Republicans this week did not include student debt relief measures.

"Currently, student loans are not addressed in a bankruptcy proceeding. Congress should extend bankruptcy protection to include student debt," said LeCompte.

Related Link: https://www.jubileeusa.org/pr_stimulus_plan_negotiations_turn_to_student_debt
© 2001-2024 Independent Media Centre Ireland. Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere. Opinions are those of the contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by Independent Media Centre Ireland. Disclaimer | Privacy