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Democrats are calling for Joe Biden to cancel student loan debt.
Biden continues to take more executive actions. He has yet to address student loan debt.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal said, “@POTUS should cancel $50,000 of student loan debt.”
RT if you agree:@POTUS should cancel $50,000 of student loan debt.
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) March 8, 2021
“Many won’t fully feel $10k in forgiveness until after a Biden presidency is over, when they’ve spent 10 years paying off the other $20k+ Dems should be championing policy that people can feel ASAP,” she said.
Very wealthy people already have a student loan forgiveness program. It’s called their parents.
The idea that millionaires and billionaires are willingly letting their kids drown in federal student loans & that’s why we can’t go big on forgiveness is about as silly as it sounds.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 17, 2021
Philadelphia’s city council called on the administration to “enact a plan by the end of President Biden’s first 100 days in office to cancel all student loan debt and begin the transition to education as a public good.”
“I will not make that happen,” he said.
From the Biden town hall on CNN last night, this questioner asked about canceling $50,000 worth of student debt:
“What will you do to make that happen?”
“I will not make that happen.” pic.twitter.com/Y7auUT2YQZ— The Recount (@therecount) February 17, 2021
STUDENT DEBT:
Jen Psaki says President Biden "doesn't favor $50,000 in student loan relief without limitation." https://t.co/dTpOeennP5 pic.twitter.com/o0LxxJ9Sf3
— Forbes (@Forbes) February 17, 2021
“He was reiterating his previous stated position, which is that he doesn’t favor $50,000 in student loan relief without limitations,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki clarified.
