by Philippe Melin | Aug 7, 2017 | Government Relations
Momentum continues to build in Congress for legislation that can help millions of workers with student debt and their employers. Congressman Rodney Davis reported to us that he and his partners have secured 91 co-sponsors to The Employer Participation in Student Loan...
by Philippe Melin | Apr 27, 2017 | Government Relations
National student Loan debt is $1.4 trillion with an 11.2 percent delinquency rate. Studies show that the American dream is delayed for many young workers relative to previous generations because of student debt: home purchasing is delayed; retirement savings is...
by Philippe Melin | Apr 11, 2017 | Government Relations
Midwestern states of Illinois, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota are all among the top half of states in the country with high student-loan indebtedness, according to a study published in 2016 by WalletHub. One Minnesota State Senator Jeffrey...
by Philippe Melin | Apr 7, 2017 | Government Relations
Federal legislators are working with Peanut Butter to develop and advance legislation that provides incentives to employers that assist workers with student debt. When Representative Robert Dold introduced his legislation at a press conference at Peanut Butter’s...
by Philippe Melin | Apr 3, 2017 | Government Relations
There are few things on which the political parties agree these days. It was, therefore, a rare moment of bipartisanship last month when Republican Rodney Davis of Illinois and Democrat Scott Peters of California joined together in the U.S. Capitol to introduce the...
by David Aronson | Mar 22, 2017 | Government Relations
Peanut Butter heralds the leadership of Congressmen Patrick Meehan (Republican form Pennsylvania) and Suzan DelBene (Democrat from Washington), both members of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee, for introducing the bipartisan...
