Rep. Jared Golden arrives to the U.S. Capitol for the last votes of the week on June 15, 2023.The United States’ first debtors’ union and a former staffer of U.S. Rep. Jared Golden were among those who rebuked the corporate Democrat on Friday after he said in a statement that he opposes
relief because it would benefit “privileged” Americans — and refused to answer questions about donations he’s taken from student loan company Sallie Mae.whether his vote to block student debt relief this past spring was related to a $5,000 donation from Sallie Mae to Golden’s conservative Blue Dog Coalition, the congressman dismissed the suggestion by saying “radical leftist elites” were trying to “silence and destroy” him and other student debt cancellation opponents.
“I stand by my vote and my opposition to forking out $10,000 to people who freely chose to attend college,” Golden “They were privileged to have the opportunity, and many left college well-situated to make six-figure salaries for life.” He added that people who “want free money for college” should join the military or “join a union and enter an apprenticeship” to gain “a career and hard skills without college debt.