Stringent new rules by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos are set to take effect on July 1 after the attempt to reverse them was defeated.
WASHINGTON — The House tried and failed on Friday to invalidate stringent rules imposed by the Trump administration on student loan forgiveness, falling short of overriding a veto by President Trump.
The override effort, which would have revived bipartisan legislation to overturn regulations put in place last year by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, failed by a vote of 238 to 173, lacking the two-thirds majority it would have needed to pass. Six Republicans joined every Democrat in voting to defy Mr. Trump’s position.
“It was important to try,” said Representative Susie Lee, Democrat of Nevada, who led the effort. “You have 350,000 students in this country who are waiting for relief.
“They can’t get on with their lives,” she added. “This is a rule that’s clearly stacked in favor of predatory schools and against students.”