Bill Text: MI HR0300 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to enact legislation that forgives student loan debt for healthcare workers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-08-17 - Referred To Committee On Education [HR0300 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HR0300-Introduced.html
house Resolution No.300
Reps. Love, Pohutsky, Stone, Coleman, Garrett, Sneller, Hood, Cynthia Johnson, Hope, Hertel, Kuppa, Tyrone Carter, Ellison, Kennedy, Bolden, Brenda Carter and Lasinski offered the following resolution:
Whereas, The COVID-19 Pandemic has dramatically affected life for every American. In Michigan alone, tens of thousands have been infected, and more than 6,000 residents have lost their lives. Nationally, these figures stand at more than 3 million cases and more than 140,000 deaths; and
Whereas, Healthcare workers have been risking their lives on the front lines of this crisis. Throughout the Pandemic, hospital staff have put themselves at risk to treat those who have been infected. Likewise, nursing home employees have faced dangerous conditions while caring for infected residents and protecting those who have not been exposed to the virus. Hundreds of front line healthcare workers have died from the virus; and
Whereas, Many healthcare workers have made extraordinary sacrifices during this crisis. Thousands have been unable to see their families for weeks at a time, fearing they would expose loved ones to the virus. Others have traveled to help treat patients at virus hotspots, voluntarily putting themselves at severe risk of infection. Nursing home employees have worked with limited protections as they watched residents with whom they had formed connections suffer from the virus; and
Whereas, Healthcare workers are burdened by crushing levels of student debt accrued while training for their careers. Nearly 75 percent of medical school graduates have student loan debt averaging more than $200,000 each. Nurses and nursing assistants generally have tens of thousands of dollars in student debt; and
Whereas, Forgiving these loans is the right thing to do to repay these selfless workers for the sacrifices they have made. These debts were accrued while learning the skills used to save lives during the Pandemic. It would be an important demonstration of our appreciation for their efforts to ensure that these workers do not continue to be burdened by this debt; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we memorialize the Congress of the United States to enact legislation that forgives student loan debt for healthcare workers; and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the members of the Michigan congressional delegation.
