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The administration faced threats of legal challenges to its plans almost immediately, with conservative attorneys, Republican lawmakers and business-oriented groups asserting that Biden was overstepping his authority in taking such sweeping action without the assent of Congress. “The president does not have the authority to put himself in the place of Congress,” Rutledge said in the interview. “These actions must be taken by Congress and he can’t override that.”meant to help members of the military that the Justice Department says allows Biden to reduce or erase student loan debt during a national emergency. But Republicans argue the administration is misinterpreting the law because, in part, the pandemic no longer qualifies as a national emergency.
Basically, Republicans are posing as serving their constituents when in fact their agenda is to obstruct Biden/Harris WH from serving their constituents; then in their dreams when they regain power they will simply copy and paste Biden/Harris WH agenda and call it their plan.
This old ruling class is out!
The”new” Republicans have turned out to indecent, scandalous who have no education obsessed with sex. Look at this new generation, that’s all they think about! Republicans were the elite, now they are the GARBAGE. The “new” Democrats are the new elite. Brainy, educated.
They'd prefer not to acknowledge this. Vote against ANY policy of the other side. Always thinking of Americans... not
6 states with balls! Thank you!
Come on education should be indulging not depting those kids up good on him
Interesting
Seems like a reasonable response to a probably unconstitutional action by a President. Even Pelosi said he doesn't have the authority.
Am I crazy to think lenders will lose in discovery?
He dies not have the authority under the constitution . His administration went to court and said the pandemic is over to end remain in Mexico, Biden also stated this on 60 minutes that the pandemic is over, so how can he use a law to help returning military vet's for loans
This political move will be a negative on the Biden legacy, and a move I will understand other than being a political move.
Of course they are. But they have no issue with multi-millionaires and billionaires who had PPP loans forgiven at MUCH higher amounts.
The GOP loves to sue the federal govt when the federal govt is providing Americans with healthcare or protecting our air and water or providing debt relief or advocating for consumers. It’s almost as if…as if…as if Republicans don’t want to help Americans. 🤔
Looks like republicans want to keep people in debt whereas rich folks like RogerWilliamsTX can have his ppp loan wiped clean no questions asked.
Oh wow. WIPO IPLawAlerts Viper_Scanner did those initiating the bill also use the BrainNet, EBL, illegal surveillance technologies to 'get through law school'? ie. cheating, plagiarism, .....nytimes NYPolitics2 WNYC
The states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina joined Arkansas in filing - way to bury the states in the article. They deserve the recognition they are seeking before midterms
Thank goodness
The state university in NE used to deposit Pell grants in student accounts before tuition & books were charged. They “refunded” the money as overpayment & assured students it was truly a refund. My student had emancipated at 19, when she got 1st refund.
The Republicans are right
It is very, very clear, that Congress has 'the Power of the Purse' 🙄 spending billions of taxpayer dollars at the executive level is just not Constitutional
When will voters get it that the GOP is not for helping lower & middle class Americans? Voted against lowering insulin costs. Vote in midterms.
I’m so fucking sick of republicans. Can we separate already? I want all Republicans to live in ALL Republicans states. The only caveat? They have to STAY there.
WHO ARE THE PLAINTIFFS, like who is thinking to themselves ‘I am harmed because of student loan debt relief’… and how do you prove your harm?
Why wouldnt you want this for your people? They are actively suing to stop something that is helpful to the populace
I wonder if that's exactly what POTUS expected they would do. There are tens of millions of voting-age Americans who would benefit from loan forgiveness.
GOP states, I'll make it my mission in life to never spend money in your state again. I'll fill a gas tank and keep it in the trunk to avoid stopping in your state. Not for coffee, not for a hotel.. had a great time in Kearney, NE this summer. Won't ever stay there again.
On the phone after 9pm with family trying to make sense of servicers, loan types, what's eligible and what isn't. What a mess. Doesn't seem like there was much advocating. SenSanders SenWarren appreciate you both, but not feeling the same way about the larger Dem party.
Of course. Regular / Poor people can’t have nice things
Never finding solutions only pointing fingers. Republicans are useless
Can’t have Shit in America smh
Let me guess it’s the 6 least educated.
This isn’t the hill you want to die on GOP
Good luck.
He did Congress is the one supposedly holding the purse strings, you see how that eviction moratorium worked out, Lefty's in the media love it, but if Trump had done special favors for the right you guys would have flipped the hell out
Trying to help poor people or young people goes again every republican belief they only serve the wealthy.
Why only rich get a dime? That is a drop in the bucket for these predatory loan sharks
A surefire way to lose their elections.
See, they don’t care about children and young adults afterall.
It is clear that democracy has been unable to heal its own shortcomings until today. At the same time, the system with the ultimate goal of winning the election is also very detrimental to the healthy development of the country! We must admit this indisputable fact.
Lmao
So many student loans are predatory loans. They should put a cap on the interest and not allow them to compound the debt. The best option would be free education but that's not going to happen.,.
Which states?
Yes yes try and stop the popular thing that Biden did and cost more ppl including your own constituents money I'm sure this will have no ramifications in November.
ALT_DOJ And people are still voting for them.
Imagine being so awful that you aren’t willing to spend $300 over the course of 10 years to help someone and stimulate the economy.
Honestly don't even see how they have standing to file this lawsuit.
We only exist to give the rich more money and do the all the jobs for them.
Good! 👍
Gross. Why would anyone vote for these garbage people?
But hey, they'll gladly take the one way 'socialism' money for natural disasters
Republicans suck. They only care about supporting the 1%.
I love Joe. But I don’t know if this is the best fight to pick. The millennials will do just fine. I know generations that had a much harder. Let’s keep the job market up for them let them earn the respect they expect.
First rule of reporting on a lawsuit is, link to the lawsuit.
🙄🙄🙄🖕🏼
Brilliant move ahead of the mid-terms.
People’s debt is already wiped. Are the GOP literally going to steal money from the working class yet again?
Republicans routinely allowed Trump to overstep his executive powers and said nothing. Hypocrites.
Won’t happen and they won’t be in House of Reps any longer, they asking to kill their jobs. Probably won’t be back after November any way.
Republicans are going to court to keep people in debt.
Oh wow we could pay for the relief if we just simply cut the military budget from 743 to 730 lol. But yeah 400 billion over 30 years is just too insane and a waste but PPP loans given to millionaires and billionaires are perfectly fine
Don't dislike me for my thoughts. Student Loan Debt Forgiveness should not be for the principle. The interest, late fees & any other service fees should be forgiven. Not the principle. Zero interest on principle. Tiffany needs to pay principle so that Jamal can receive principle
JonLemire Don’t send your kids there!
The Republicans that argue “when a president does it, it’s not illegal” when they’re in office now say this is overstepping executive powers? Haven’t they heard of Article 2 that gives the president powers people don’t even talk about? How about a little consistency?
If blocked, I will be suing six Republican states for already taking action on this. I just consolidated my loans that were private with Navient to be federal with a federal servicer. This added many years and a few grand to what I owe. RepublicansAreDestroyingAmerica
People can opt out of loan forgiveness, so who is being harmed?
Republicans will do any and everything to prevent helping Americans
Trump gives tax breaks to the rich - GOP: YAY! Biden gives loan breaks to a wide range of borrowers - GOP: BOO!
Republicans tax student loan forgiveness and then sue because they’re being harmed by the tax on student loan forgiveness.
Total student debt in the US: $1.7 trillion GOP tax cut for the rich: $1.9 trillion
Can we add the tax scam for the rich in that lawsuit?
seungminkim Why are GOP governors WASTING TAX PAYER $$$ to HURT TAX PAYERS?
Literally suing to keep people in poverty
MrJonCryer At this point, who gives a shit what the GOP think anymore. They're not even part of our democracy anymore.
RubyGonzales2 IndictGOP
Ted Cruz and the Republicans are enraged that tax money will be spent on reducing debt of middle class Americans instead of enriching their corporate donors.
Kim Reynolds is a disgrace and has NO ideas of her own and only hangs on the GOP coattails to line the pockets of her corporate donors !
But the children…
MrJonCryer Because, heaven forbid anyone helping other humans. 🙄
Cool. Pay what you owe.
Just in time for November?
Yes, how dare a president help people instead of himself.
Gee, I wonder how many republican voters will benefit from this program and how they feel about their leaders causing a stink over it? With the economy and cost of living up, those states just bit themselves in the arse
MrJonCryer Maybe the Federal Government should collect on the forgiven PPP loans to offset student loan forgiveness those were federal loans too and NOT states!
Good luck with that
They can go kick rocks.
It is FEDERAL LOANS, which means FEDERAL GOVERNMENT and not a state issue. Dems Govs need to sue those states for overreaching their powers. IMMHO
I think even Pres. Biden knows that his actions are illegal on student loan forgiveness and that it will ultimately be struck down in the courts. But that won't happen until AFTER the election and the votes will have already been 'bought.' Suckers!
They don’t really get that freeing up hundreds of dollars in loan payments a month would be a huge boon to their economies. It’s money they can spend in their communities, on housing, on durable goods, etc… These folks are cutting off their noses to spite their faces.
.GOP: …or else.
Republicans are suing to block debt forgiveness while a Republican is asking for money for hurricane relief.
I hope the students in those states remember the Republican politicians that are doing this on Election Day 😡
Republicans really hate Americans
How exactly are they planning on clawing back the money and reinstating the loans?
Of course...
I mean I don't mind the idea of letting go of some debt but doesn't congress have the power of the purse and not the president?
Corporate profit donated to GOP at work disrupting Dems by lawsuits. Working for the Oligarchy profits.