Biden vetoes GOP bill seeking to block student loan forgiveness plan

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President Biden vetoes Republican-sponsored legislation that sought to block his administration's plan to provide debt relief for people who have taken out student loans.

Anna Rose Layden / Getty Images fileWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday vetoed GOP-sponsored legislation that sought to block his administration's plan to provide debt relief for people who have taken out federal student loans.

"The demand for this relief is undeniable," Biden said in a message released by the White House."In less than four weeks — during the period when the student debt relief application was available — 26 million people applied or were deemed automatically eligible for relief. At least 16 million of those borrowers could have received debt relief already if it were not for meritless lawsuits waged by opponents of this program.

 

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