Sanders to introduce bill to end Social Security garnishment for student loan debt

Garnishing a senior's Social Security to collect on a decades-old loan is efficient. It's also the plot of a bill Sanders now has to write.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced Monday he will introduce legislation seeking to prevent the federal government from garnishing Social Security benefits for seniors with unpaid student loan payments. The bill, titled the Stop Social Security Garnishment Act of 2026, proposes barring the Education Department from cutting an individual’s Social Security retirement or disability benefits to…

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