President Joe Biden vowed Friday to push ahead with a new plan providing student loan relief for millions of borrowers while blaming Republican “hypocrisy” for triggering the day’s Supreme Court decision that wiped out his original effort.

  • Thorosofbeer@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Trying to waive the balances on student loans via executive action was a fool’s gambit. It was destined to fail. Even Elizabeth Warren said Biden couldn’t do it before she changed her tune. He’s trying to abuse the HEROES act 22 years post 9/11 for a clearly unintended purpose.

    A congressional act was the way to get this done from the beginning. The Democrats will just have to find a way to get Manchin, Sinema, and +1 on board without losing anyone like AOC or Talib by watering it down.

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      I agree it should be done via Congress, and what he did wasn’t what the HEROES act was for, but I don’t think it was a doegine conclusion that executive action would fail. I mean, 3 supreme court justices said it was fine.