On Wednesday, the president signed a memorandum that ordered the Department of Education to eliminate the federal student loan debt of 25,000 permanently disabled veterans.

President Trump announced,“Today,I’m proud to announce that I am taking executive action to ensure that our wounded warriors are not saddled with mountains of student debt. In a few moments I will sign a memorandum directing the Department of Education to eliminate every penny of federal student loan debt owed by American veterans who are completely and permanently disabled.” 

Disabled veterans have been able to apply for loan forgiveness, but government officials have been struggling to get veterans to take advantage of the program and some have already defaulted on the loans which created additional financial burdens.

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