Americans who survive a terrorist attack should get an automatic one-year deferment on their federal student loan payments, according to a bill introduced by Marco Rubio, a Republican senator from Florida.
“We should do everything in our power to help those who survive a terrorist attack to get their life back on track,” Rubio said in a statement. “Giving survivors some time to regroup by delaying their student loan payments is just commonsense.”
The Terrorism Survivors Student Loan Deferment Act would “provide a one-year pause for victims”, allowing them time to “get back on their feet”, or to apply for additional loan deferments, according to Rubio’s office.
Rubio first introduced the legislation
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