BY: Walker
Published 2 years ago
President Joe Biden announced that American college graduates could receive student loan forgiveness assistance in as soon as “two weeks.” Yesterday (Nov. 10), a Texas federal judge blocked the request and even called it illegal.
via: NPR
The federal government quickly appealed the decision, which came just weeks before student loan payments are set to resume in January. The program was already on hold while a federal appeals court in St. Louis considers a separate lawsuit by six states challenging it.
In Thursday’s ruling, Judge Mark T. Pittman, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, wrote that the program was a “complete usurpation” of congressional authority by the executive branch.
Pittman rejected the Biden administration’s arguments that, in a law known as the HEROES Act, Congress had already given the president the power to erase student loan debts in a time of national emergency and that the COVID-19 pandemic is just such an emergency.
“In this country, we are not ruled by an all-powerful executive with a pen and a phone,” Pittman wrote. “Instead, we are ruled by a Constitution that provides for three distinct and independent branches of government.”
“We strongly disagree with the District Court’s ruling on our student debt relief program,” White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said. “The President and this Administration are determined to help working and middle-class Americans get back on their feet, while our opponents – backed by extreme Republican special interests – sued to block millions of Americans from getting much-needed relief.”
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— Terrence K. Williams (@w_terrence) November 11, 2022
All ya happy that the canceling #studentloanforgiveness are weird asf. Ya mad at people getting an opportunity for some financial relief like it wasn’t you’re generation who instilled the whole “go to college if you want a good life” bs
— LilJayWitDaSwitch (@_JDPR) November 11, 2022
Biden knew he couldn’t “forgive”your student loan debt…..
He lied for votes knowing it would get thrown out in court!
— Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) November 11, 2022
Biden should extend the payment pause until the end of his term. He should also set the APR at 0%. Let private loans refinance into loan that will qualify. Basically extend what has been done already. #studentloanforgiveness #studentdebtrelief
— Yes. It has two k’s. (@erikka2ks08) November 11, 2022
Can we come together and sue the judges/people suing president Biden for student loan forgiveness???
— 444 (@kgold_) November 11, 2022
I love how it’s fine to spend billions and trillions of dollars on banks and bombs, but god forbid we help students drowning in debt. What a scandal that is. #studentloanforgiveness
— Jess (@jess_aragazza) November 11, 2022
Big billion dollar corporate bail out: Good
Student loan debt relief for broke college kids/grads: bad
Women’s right to abortion in the womb: bad
Buy machine guns that unalive kids once out of womb: good
America in a nutshell. #studentloanforgiveness
— 43 days until Donold loses bigly again. (@ThatNeca) November 11, 2022
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How miserable of a person do you have to be to take a victory lap on social media because millions of people no longer have access to what could have been a life changing debt relief policy. #studentloanforgiveness
— Overeacting Cy (@overeactingCY) November 11, 2022
i’ve just decided to forgive myself & not pay a single dime of my student loans ?? #studentloanforgiveness
— kari (@karionwaywrdson) November 11, 2022
