President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
U.S. President Joe Biden, joined by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, speaks on student loan debt in the Roosevelt Room of the White House August 24, 2022 in Washington, DC.
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauro asked all federal agency heads how GOP spending cut proposals would impact them.
  • The agencies responded on Monday, with Education Sec. Miguel Cardona outlining the "devastating" impact the cuts would have on student-loan borrowers.
  • He said the cuts would delay student-debt relief and make it even harder to get customer service help.

Federal agencies are responding to a Republican plan to cut spending levels — and its impacts don't look pretty.