borrower. it s a game-changer. we re also fixing what is called this has been the bane driving me crazy when i was out of office. this program forgives student loans to encourage students with loans if they go into public service. think of the millions that are. public school teachers. local police officers, workers at local charities, members of the military and national guard. think of the folks that work for federal, state, local governments, responding to national disasters. all of the firefighters and cops. the program is designed so that if you serve in one of these jobs you ll be able to actively assist whether you do and make your loan payments for ten years even if it s not consecutive years. your remaining balance will be completely forgiven. it s a great idea, but the program is a mess. it s so inefficient and complicated. too many people give up. think of a service member, deferring their student loan payment while they re deployed. the system is so restricted t
congress. so is this legal? yeah, look, the hero s act, page 637, provides access gives me the authority to provide a waiver to ensure americans are not worse off after a national emergency, which the pandemic was. the focus is on college and grad school. we heard dr. fauci talking about grade school kids. he said it s not damaged anyone talking about remote learning. do you agree with that? we know remote learning doesn t substitute for in-person learning. that s why we re thrilled the american rescue plan dollars are being used for tutoring and additional support. we have to level up education, getting back to kids reading, math, make sure that they have the support that they need. i do believe while remote learning helped, it s no substitute for in-person learning. you gave $27 billion to school districts to make sure