She also continues fighting to cancel debt for past and current students who are struggling to pay off their loans.
Will continue fighting to cancel student debt for past and current students who are struggling to repay loans.
Occurrences
She also will continue fighting to cancel debt for past and current students who are struggling to pay off their loans.
Evidence
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"As one of the congressional leaders of the movement to cancel student debt, I know today's announcement must be a first step, not the last step... I look forward to continuing to work with President Biden and Secretary Cardona to provide continued relief to American families. As long as the debt is too damn high, we still have work to do in Congress."
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The resolution was introduced in the House on February 4, 2021, and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and the Committee on Ways and Means. Ms. Adams was listed among the cosponsors.
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Rep. Adams introduced the Parent Plus Parity Act on September 23, 2024; the bill was referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and remained in the introduced state.
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Cosponsors Alma S. Adams (NC); Scott H. Peters (CA)
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Mr. Foster (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Adams, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Carson, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Craig, Mr. Figures, Mr. García of Illinois, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
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I will continue to fight against the Trump Department of Education’s unlawful degradation of PSLF, and I will continue working to improve this patriotic program so that it lives up to the promise it makes to America’s hardworking public servants.
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“Growing up, my sister Linda was in and out of the emergency department because of sickle cell disease. She lost her battle when she was just 26 years old,” said Congresswoman Adams. “Her story is one that I do not want to see repeated. That’s why I am proud to introduce the Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Centers Act and co-lead the Sickle Cell Disease Care Expansion Act to increase access to specialized care for those suffering from this devastating illness.”
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a scholarship and loan repayment program to incentivize physicians to enter into the field of sickle cell disease research, treatment, and patient care, and for other purposes.
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Mr. Foster (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Adams, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Carson, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Craig, Mr. Figures, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
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To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow borrowers of Parent PLUS loans or loans under section 428B made on behalf of a dependent student to repay such loans pursuant to an income-contingent repayment plan or income-based repayment plan, and for other purposes.
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives-- (1) recognizes the Secretary of Education's broad administrative authority to cancel Federal student loan debt under the existing authorities of section 432(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1082(a)); (2) calls on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel up to $50,000 in Federal student loan debt for Federal student loan borrowers
Assessments
The promise was framed as continuing to fight for student debt cancellation, not guaranteeing full cancellation. Adams took concrete same-term actions supporting broad federal student debt relief, including cosponsoring H.Res.100 calling for executive cancellation and publicly pressing for continued relief after the Biden administration's 2022 plan. Later introduction of the Parent Plus Parity Act further supports ongoing effort, though it did not become law. Because the pledged action was continued advocacy and legislative effort, the promise is fulfilled even though full student debt cancellation was not enacted.
The promise was framed as continuing to fight for student debt cancellation, not guaranteeing enactment of cancellation. Adams took same-term public and legislative actions consistent with that promise, including cosponsoring H.Res.100 in 2021 calling for broad executive student debt cancellation and issuing a 2022 statement committing to continued work on debt relief. Later introduction of the Parent Plus Parity Act further supports ongoing advocacy, though it was not necessary to establish fulfillment of the effort-based promise.