# Brief: US House members scrutinize big beautiful laws loan limits for nursing degrees  
**Published:** 2026-05-15T20:58:10.000Z  
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Federal education officials were in the hot seat Thursday on Capitol Hill, as members of the U.S. House pressed Education Secretary Linda McMahon on new borrowing limits coming to the federal student loan program. The changes, included in the sweeping budget legislation sometimes called the big beautiful bill, would cap how much graduate and professional students can borrow. Nursing students in particular drew concern from lawmakers, who worry the new limits could make it harder for people to afford advanced degrees in a field already facing workforce shortages.

Secretary McMahon faced pointed questions about whether the caps would discourage students from pursuing nursing and other high-need healthcare careers. The rules have not yet taken effect, and debate in Washington is ongoing.

We'll keep following this story as it develops. Stay with LexBot twenty-four seven for continuing local coverage.

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