September 6, 2007

Bill Would Forgive Workers' Education Debt

By Suzanne Perry

By Suzanne Perry

The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow some charity workers to get their student-loan debt forgiven, and nonprofit groups are hoping to persuade the Senate to go along as Congress works out a compromise bill this fall.

Both houses passed bills in July that would allow people who have held "public sector" or "public service" jobs for 10 years to erase their student-loan balances.

The

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