Senate Democrats Pressure Credit Agencies to Ignore Medical Debt of Borrowers

Senate Democrats Pressure Credit Agencies to Ignore Medical Debt of Borrowers
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), delivers remarks during a hearing on Russian sanctions on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 20, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
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Senate Democrats pressured the heads of the three major credit ratings agencies on April 27 to disregard the debt incurred by borrowers for medical expenses.
“People are busy enough with their children and their jobs and their lives,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. “They shouldn’t have to spend that kind of time because some company they’ve never heard of screwed up.”