U.S. House of Senate – JUDICIARY COMMITTEE hearing

Date: TUESDAY, 03 August 2021

VIDEO NOTES & Download Links

Subject: Student Loan bankruptcy reform bill: S.2598, The FRESH START Through Bankruptcy Act of 2021

Authors: The video is published by the U.S. Senate, but these notes are done by Gordon Wayne Watts, Political writer and Editor-in-Chief, The Register (GordonWatts.com and GordonWayneWatts.com), and National Director of CONTRACT WITH AMERICA: PART II^(TM) – https://ContractWithAmerica2.com

Editor's Note: Original video was longer, but when recording this off-air for Fair Use news coverage, this reporter noted a lot of “blank screen” title page, and thus the published video is shorter, only 02:07:12 long.

00:00:00 – Title page & intro – 00:00:42

00:00:42 – Sen. Richard “Dick: Durbin (D-IL), intro – 00:02:13

00:02:13 – Featured video – 00:03:45

00:08:13 – Sen. Chuck Grassley addresses causes, but supports bill. – 00:015:52

00:15:52 – Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), cosponsor, makes similar remarks. – 00:19:08

00:19:08 – Sen. Durbin calls witnesses, swears them in. – 00:22:36

00:22:36 – IL Atty. Gen. Kwame Raoul on predatory lending & for-profit colleges, targeting poor. – 00:32:37

00:32:37 – Chris Chapman, of AccessLex Institute, which helps law students gain educational access, on getting balanced bill, addressing repayment responsibilities. – 00:38:03

00:38:03 – Eyewitness & personal testimony of former college student, Ms. Diane Barta, on financial hardships of current predatory student loan lending system. – 00:42:28

00:42:28 – Dr. Beth Akers, higher ed scholar, with misc. Conservative remarks. – 00:47:14

00:47:14 – Atty. Elizabeth Gonzalez, Directing Attorney, Consumer Law Unit, Public Law Center, on education access to the indigent poor. – 00:56:56

00:56:56 – Durbin questions Chapman re Brunner test. – 00:57:53

00:57:53 – Other scholarly exchanges between Senators and Witnesses, addressing numerous aspects, redacted for brevity. The reader/viewer/listener is encouraged to watch video and/or download witness testimony for more information. – Hearing adjourns. – 02:07:12

VIDEO DOWNLOAD LINKS for this SENATE JUDICIARY HEARING: (117^th Congress)

• Source video *and* expert testimony affidavits (courtesy of Senate Judiciary Committee) https://www.Judiciary.Senate.gov/meetings/student-loan-bankruptcy-reform

• Archived cache (courtesy of the Wayback Machine) https://Web.Archive.org/web/20210806105335/https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/student-loan-bankruptcy-reform

• Permalink: https://YouTu.be/0___nZTj98k

• Crosspost: https://www.Facebook.com/GordonWayneWatts/videos/585970785734005

• Archive-1: https://GordonWatts.com/FannyDeregulation/SenateJudiciaryHearing_Tue-08Aug2021_MOV.mov

• Archive-2: https://GordonWayneWatts.com/FannyDeregulation/SenateJudiciaryHearing_Tue-08Aug2021_MOV.mov

• Archive-3: https://ContractWithAmerica2.com/FannyDeregulation/SenateJudiciaryHearing_Tue-08Aug2021_MOV.mov

• Archive-4: https://Web.Archive.org/web/20210808105741/https://www.youtube.com/embed/0___nZTj98k

• Archive-5: http://Web.Archive.org/web/20210808105814/https://contractwithamerica2.com/FannyDeregulation/SenateJudiciaryHearing_Tue-08Aug2021_MOV.mov

• RELATED VIDEO: HOUSE JUDICIARY HEARING ON H.R.2648 (116^th Congress) –

• Source video (courtesy of House Judiciary Committee) https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=CC1clXG4r40&t=5937s

• Permalink: https://YouTu.be/yoA173W9wOc&t=5937s

• Crosspost: https://www.Facebook.com/GordonWayneWatts/videos/10218771474582875

• Archive-1: https://GordonWatts.com/LetterToPresTrump/Tue29Sept2020_HouseJudiciary_Markup_H.R.7370-and-H.R.2648_480p.mp4

• Archive-2: https://GordonWayneWatts.com/LetterToPresTrump/Tue29Sept2020_HouseJudiciary_Markup_H.R.7370-and-H.R.2648_480p.mp4

• Archive-3: https://Web.Archive.org/web/20201016145658/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoA173W9wOc

• Archive-4: https://Web.Archive.org/web/20201016145656/https://www.facebook.com/GordonWayneWatts/videos/10218771474582875

• Archive-5: https://Web.Archive.org/web/20201016145306/https://gordonwatts.com/LetterToPresTrump/Tue29Sept2020_HouseJudiciary_Markup_H.R.7370-and-H.R.2648_480p.mp4

• NEW-- Key TESTIMONY before the Judiciary Committee re Student Loan Bankruptcy:

• HOUSE Testimony (Judiciary.House.gov) https://Judiciary.House.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=2245

• SENATE Testimony (Judiciary.Senate.gov) https://www.Judiciary.Senate.gov/meetings/student-loan-bankruptcy-reform

• ** Combined testimony folder **

• Mirror-1 archive: https://GordonWatts.com/Testimony/

• Mirror-2 archive: https://GordonWayneWatts.com/Testimony/

• Mirror-3 archive: https://ContractWithAmerica2.com/Testimony/

• Mirror-4 archive: https://Archive.vn/RzcUF

• Mirror-5 archive: http://Web.Archive.org/web/20210809090142/https://contractwithamerica2.com/Testimony/

Additional news coverage:

Flagship mirror: https://ContractWithAmerica2.com/#bankruptcy

Mirror-1: https://GordonWatts.com/n.index.html#bankruptcy

Mirror-2: https://GordonWayneWatts.com/n.index.html#bankruptcy

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