Democrats asked Betsy DeVos to cancel defrauded ITT Tech students' loans. She did — 'with extreme displeasure.'
Democrats are actually happy with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for once.
In a Monday tweet, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered the result of an earlier letter she and fellow senators had written to DeVos asking her to cancel loans for defrauded ITT Technical Institute students. DeVos did grant the Democrats' request — but "with extreme displeasure," she added in the comments section.
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