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Weekly update email newsletter from my state Senator:
Dr. Rand Paul Raises Alarm Over Potential Biden Student Loan Scheme Cover Up
Recently, as Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), I sent a letter demanding answers from the Department of Education (ED) for misusing the “Controlled Unclassified Information” (CUI) designation to conceal information from a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report regarding potential fraud risks in its previous student loan cancellation scheme. Despite information being withheld, the report released recently still showed that the Biden administration was prepared to transfer $430 billion in student loan debt onto taxpayers with little guardrails to verify borrowers’ income to determine eligibility for student debt cancelation.
Prior to the release of the report, GAO informed congressional staff that ED designated some portions of its report as Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), preventing it from being released to the public.
After congressional staff reviewed an unamended copy of the report it was clear these changes and the CUI designation were unwarranted. Regardless, ED’s use of CUI led GAO to change and even delete information that was previously included in the report.
In the letter, I raised serious concerns that the Biden administration is attempting to manipulate GAO reports to prevent the release of potentially embarrassing information that could reveal a more concerning picture of the Biden administration’s irresponsible student loan schemes. The American people deserve maximum transparency, and the Biden Administration should never hide such material from the public.
You can learn more about my efforts HERE and read the full letter to Secretary Cardona HERE.
Dr. Rand Paul Raises Alarm Over Potential Biden Student Loan Scheme Cover Up
Recently, as Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), I sent a letter demanding answers from the Department of Education (ED) for misusing the “Controlled Unclassified Information” (CUI) designation to conceal information from a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report regarding potential fraud risks in its previous student loan cancellation scheme. Despite information being withheld, the report released recently still showed that the Biden administration was prepared to transfer $430 billion in student loan debt onto taxpayers with little guardrails to verify borrowers’ income to determine eligibility for student debt cancelation.
Prior to the release of the report, GAO informed congressional staff that ED designated some portions of its report as Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), preventing it from being released to the public.
After congressional staff reviewed an unamended copy of the report it was clear these changes and the CUI designation were unwarranted. Regardless, ED’s use of CUI led GAO to change and even delete information that was previously included in the report.
In the letter, I raised serious concerns that the Biden administration is attempting to manipulate GAO reports to prevent the release of potentially embarrassing information that could reveal a more concerning picture of the Biden administration’s irresponsible student loan schemes. The American people deserve maximum transparency, and the Biden Administration should never hide such material from the public.
You can learn more about my efforts HERE and read the full letter to Secretary Cardona HERE.
