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To: President Biden
President Biden: Finish the job and cancel student debt!
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Last year, corrupt, Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices (many of whom were appointed by Trump) shamefully ripped President Biden's student loan relief away from 40 million Americans, leaving tens of millions of borrowers without a lifeline as payments restarted again.
In response, President Biden enacted his "Plan B" to deliver student debt relief, but was again challenged in a lawsuit brought by a coalition of Republican Attorneys General. Their case has no legal standing–even a Republican-appointed judge in Georgia's federal court rebuffed the case and dismissed it last month. Millions of borrowers, including seniors who would have their social security garnished under Trump and victims of for-profit institutions, are counting on relief.
President Biden's plan to deliver student debt relief is legal and necessary, and he must press on to ensure people get the relief they desperately need through executive action before it's too late.
President Biden's plan to deliver student debt relief is legal and necessary, and he must press on to ensure people get the relief they desperately need through executive action before it's too late.
Why is this important?
Time and time again, the far-right majority of the Supreme Court has put special interests and politics ahead of people and above delivering justice under the law. But we cannot and will not be silent.
Student debt fuels economic, gender, and racial inequality. Our persistent racial wealth gap means that students of color, especially those who are Black and brown, are more likely to have student debt, borrow in higher quantities, and face more struggles in repayment.
A higher education should be the key to a better future, instead of a lifetime debt sentence that limits borrowers’ ability to buy homes, start small businesses, and save for retirement, cutting into opportunities for wealth-building over their lifetimes. This is why student loan cancellation is so important.
Trump's agenda includes dismantling the Department of Education (DOE), which would have devastating impacts on our communities. The DOE oversees the Pell Grant and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) which gives aid to college students who need financial aid. The DOE also enforces the civil rights of students, and supports school programs that support students with disabilities.
Trump's agenda includes dismantling the Department of Education (DOE), which would have devastating impacts on our communities. The DOE oversees the Pell Grant and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) which gives aid to college students who need financial aid. The DOE also enforces the civil rights of students, and supports school programs that support students with disabilities.
But Trump, Republicans, and Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices cannot have the last word. We won’t let them win. We have to push back and be in solidarity with each other.
Together, we can keep getting loud to show the President Biden that he has the power to to give millions of Americans the student loan relief they need and deserve. President Biden must cancel student debt via executive order before Trump and Republicans gain control over all three branches of our federal government.
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