Merkley and Alsobrooks: Senate Republicans Vote to Allow Federal Student Loan Costs to Soar

This press release from Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) was published on 2026-06-25 and titled "Merkley and Alsobrooks: Senate Republicans Vote to Allow Federal Student Loan Costs to Soar".

Merkley and Alsobrooks: Senate Republicans Vote to Allow Federal Student Loan Costs to Soar

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maryland’s U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks slammed Senate Republicans for voting to allow the Trump Administration to cap federal student loans and overhaul the student loan system, driving up costs for students across the nation: “As the first in my family to go to college, I [ ] The post Merkley and Alsobrooks: Senate Republicans Vote to Allow Federal Student Loan Costs to Soar appeared first on Merkley .