ST. LOUIS — A federal judge in St. Louis on Thursday dismissed an effort by six Republican-led states to block the Biden administration’s plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans.
Democratic President Joe Biden announced in August that his administration would cancel up to $20,000 in education debt for huge numbers of borrowers. The announcement immediately became a major political issue ahead of the November midterm elections. In the lawsuit brought by the states, lawyers for the administration said the Department of Education has “broad authority to manage the federal student financial aid programs.” A court filing stated that the 2003 Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act, or HEROES Act, allows the secretary of education to waive or modify terms of federal student loans in times of war or national emergency.
Chris Nuelle, spokesman for Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, said the plan “will unfairly burden working class families with even more economic woes.”The HEROES Act was enacted after 9/11 to help members of the military. The Justice Department says the law allows Biden to reduce or erase student loan debt during a national emergency. Republicans argue the administration is misinterpreting the law, in part because the pandemic no longer qualifies as a national emergency.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
They’re kicking and flailing 😂
When it comes to the rich, Its Team 'bailout' Soon as the poor middle working class getting an ounce of relief now the 'its not fair' crowd crying. No I'm not trying to hear it. Cry all you like but this should happen.
I don't think we the tax payers should have to pay for someone else's education!
I see a lot of folks squawking about student loan forgiveness who voted for a guy with 6 bankruptcies under his belt.
These Jim Crow Republicans need to let President Joe Biden alone and let him do his job and what he promised during his campaign. They are so butt hurt and desperate that they can't rest at night worrying about President Biden and other Democrats.
To people clowning on student loan relief: do you know how much the interest rates were jacked up the last ten years? Bet not….bet you don’t know what usury is either, but that is how loaning agencies have raped our students. Not an 18-yr-old’s fault that the rules changed fast
Dear recent graduates: headlines earlier today said millennials are leaning toward Republican candidates. Makes sense because Democrats are the ones trying to help you pay off your loans, ReTrumplicans are trying to stop them. Ummmmmmmmm?!?!
Band-aids stop the bleeding but don't suture the wound. The entire fiscal policy surrounding college is broken. But funny that states skirting their responsibility to help fund tuition for public schools are the ones believing they have standing on how the Fed spends money.
The working class footing the bill for the laptop class is the most democrat thing ever.
I hate you so much I refuse your help
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