Student-loan borrowers with graduate school debt should get more relief under Biden's new proposal to make monthly payments cheaper, a top Democratic lawmaker says

• The public comment period for Biden's proposals to reform income-driven repayment plans just ended.
• Rep. Bobby Scott, top Democrat on the House education committee, suggested relief be expanded for graduate students.
• He proposed making the timeline for loan forgiveness under the plans equal to undergraduates: 20 years.

Public comments on President Joe Biden's proposals to reform student-loan repayment are now closed — and a leading Democratic lawmaker made sure his opinion was heard.