Two judges Opposed President Joe Biden on Monday pushed ahead with his student loan forgiveness plan over challenges from Republican-led states.
During the 2016 campaign, Biden promised to shift student loan debt from borrowers to all taxpayers, but 11 states sued him, accusing him of usurping congressional power.
“Today’s victory for Kansas is a victory for the entire country…This is not only unconstitutional, it is unfair.”
U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree in Wichita, Kansas, blocked parts of the plan just before U.S. District Judge John Ross in St. Louis, Missouri, issued a preliminary injunction against the plan. Biden’s plan was set to take effect on July 1.
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach praised the ruling in a written statement.
“Today’s victory for Kansas is a victory for the nation,” Kobach wrote. “Whether to forgive billions of dollars in student loan debt, as the Court rightly held, is a critical question only Congress can answer. The Biden Administration is trying to usurp Congress’ authority. This is not only unconstitutional, it is unfair. A blue-collar worker in Kansas who didn’t go to college shouldn’t have to pay off the student loans of a New Yorker with a gender studies degree.”
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey posted about the decision on Platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
“The Court granted our motion to block Joe Biden’s illegal student loan scheme,” Bailey said. Posts“Congress never gave Biden the authority to saddle working Americans with $500 billion of other people’s debt. A major victory for the Constitution.”
“This unconstitutional benefit is costing taxpayers billions of dollars.”
Republican Congresswoman Stephanie from Oklahoma I remembered He warned the public that the student loan forgiveness plan would have a significant financial impact on the budget.
“Biden’s student loan benefit is not free and this unconstitutional benefit is costing taxpayers billions of dollars,” she said on social media.
She added that a CNN article reported that the plan would lead to a 27% budget shortfall, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Bankrate Survey found Eighteen percent of Americans say their student loan debt will significantly influence their voting choice in November, rising to 29% among those with outstanding student loan payments.
Former President Donald Trump Condemned He criticized Biden’s student exemption plan, calling it “despicable” and illegal.
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