President Joe Biden on Friday announced plans to cancel student debt for about 55,000 public sector workers, as his administration pushes to zero out balances for more people in the final weeks of his administration.

From Bloomberg News reporters Justin Sink and Akayla Gardner:

President Joe Biden on Friday announced plans to cancel student debt for about 55,000 public sector workers, as his administration pushes to zero out balances for more people in the final weeks of his administration.

The move — which represents the cancellation of $4.28 billion owed on federal loans — pushes the total number of individuals who have received relief under Biden administration programs to nearly 5 million, the White House said. In total, about $180 billion has been forgiven.

  • coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Exactly my point, and I’m glad you were here to argue it better than I could. Like yeah, in normal times I don’t want Biden to flaunt what the Supreme Court says, even if they are conservative. But the GOP has stopped playing by the rules, and Trump is going to break so many rules and laws over his presidency that we will wonder what “legal” even means anymore. So who cares if Biden flaunts the Supreme Court in his final month?