Eleven states, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R), filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration on Thursday after the White House announced more federal student loan debt “forgiveness” last week. fox business report.
“A coalition of states is suing Biden and his co-defendants, the Department of Education and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, to block a second attempt to bypass Congress and pass illegal student loan forgiveness,” the complaint states. There it is written. The last time the defendant heard this, the Supreme Court said the practice was illegal. Nothing has changed since then. ”
Since the Supreme Court’s June ruling striking down the Biden administration’s plan to enact sweeping, unilateral debt cancellation, the White House has ultimately ignored the court’s decision and created a number of smaller The plan was announced. Mr. Biden’s original cancellation program, which failed, would have forgiven $10,000 in federal student loan debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 a year and couples making less than $250,000 a year. Had this plan been allowed to proceed, the administration would have piled approximately $430 billion in unpaid student loan debt at the feet of American taxpayers.
The Biden administration is touting a new plan to cancel debt totaling at least $143.6 billion for 4 million Americans.
“Following the Supreme Court’s ruling against my administration’s original student debt relief plan, we continue to pursue alternative avenues to provide student debt relief to as many borrowers as possible as quickly as possible,” Biden said. said.
The White House announced last week that $6 billion in student loan debt would be canceled for student loan borrowers who work in the public service sector, including teachers, nurses and firefighters.
Kansas AG Kobach, along with Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Texas and Utah, sued Biden for rolling out the so-called debt forgiveness program.
“Not since the Civil War has a president said to the Supreme Court, ‘Sure, you blocked me, but I’m still going to do it,'” Kobach told Fox News Digital.
“Biden is trying to twist federal law again. His new plan is just as illegal as the old one,” he declared.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said his state also intends to sue the administration for debt cancellation, noting that Arkansas will join as well.
“Between our two state unions, we intend to bring this matter before our judges even more quickly to deliver a victory for the American people. For the first time, the Supreme Court sided with Missouri on this issue. I look forward to delivering further victories for the Constitution and the rule of law,” Bailey said.
The White House did not respond to Fox Business’ request for comment.
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