Class conflict undermines assumptions about political solidarity.

House and Senate leaders are trying to clear the package before the Jan. 30 shutdown deadline.

About 5.5 million borrowers are currently in default. They haven't risked wage garnishment since the beginning of the pandemic, when policymakers paused the practice.

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