US Lawmakers Say Student Loan Forgiveness Will Hurt Military Recruiting by Caitlin Johnstone published on 2022-09-20T02:05:54Z Nineteen members of the US House of Representatives have written a letter to President Joe Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin cautioning that the partial cancellation of student debts can have the unintended consequence of reducing military recruitment in the United States. Reading by Tim Foley. Genre News & Politics