Thread by @DebtCrisisOrg

STATEMENT: #Studentloan reform advocates hopeful as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos set to be replaced by Miguel Cardona @teachcardona.

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We join our supporters in taking a collective sigh of relief knowing that @BetsyDeVosED will no longer head @usedgov. Student loan advocates are optimistic that @JoeBiden’s nominee, @teachcardona, will be a stronger champion for 45 million Americans carrying #studentdebt.

@Usedgov faces major challenges in the months ahead, but we cannot ignore the #studentdebtcrisis for a second longer. We expect @teachcardona to immediately work to enact broad-based student debt cancellation.

A plan to #cancelstudentdebt which would provide critical relief during the #COVID19 pandemic, boost the struggling downturned economy, and address the racial wealth gap that plagues our country. We are optimistic that @teachcardona will do just that.

“The @BetsyDeVosED era at the Department of Education is over, and so are her attacks against students, parents, and #studentloan borrowers. The nomination of @teachcardona for Education Secretary brings the prospect of hope..." @DebtCrisisOrg's @nataliaabrams

"... Hope that existing #studentdebt relief programs will be implemented as the law intended, and hope that comprehensive student debt cancellation is within reach,” @DebtCrisisOrg's @nataliaabrams

“We know that hope is not enough. We will work tirelessly to ensure that a Secretary Cardona uses his power and legal authority to #cancelstudentdebt on Day One. And, we look forward to working with the new administration to enact other reforms that are desperately needed."

Current Secretary, @BetsyDeVosED, was an obstacle to #studentloan reform for all four years that she was in office. DeVos sought to dismantle student loan forgiveness programs, forcing borrowers and student loan reform advocates to take her to court.

.@BetsyDeVosED eliminated Obama-era safeguards for students at for-profit colleges, and she helped the most predatory of the #studentloan servicing companies fight back against attempts to hold them accountable.