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GOP governors say President Biden lacks authority for student loan cancellation plan

Headline from Deseret News, from the development of Sep 12, 2022

Newest development Sep 16, 2022 · 3 reportsAhead of critical midterms, Biden avoids bringing up student-loan debt relief plan

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and 21 other Republican governors are calling on President Joe Biden to withdraw his student loan forgiveness plan immediately.

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  1. What Student Loan Cancellation Could Mean for Your Budget

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    GOP governors say President Biden lacks authority for student loan cancellation plan

    Headline from Deseret News ·

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    Ahead of critical midterms, Biden avoids bringing up student-loan debt relief plan

    Headline from Washington Times ·

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  1. The Atlantic

    What the Student-Loan Debate Overlooks (opens The Atlantic)

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    The Atlantic's feed description

    President Biden’s loan-forgiveness plan offers younger Americans the same benefits that Boomers have been afforded all along.

  2. Hiawatha World Online

    What Student Loan Cancellation Could Mean for Your Budget (opens Hiawatha World Online)

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    Hiawatha World Online's feed description

    The Biden administration announced plans for federal student loan relief last month. The plans include the cancellation of up to $10,000 in debt for borrowers who meet income requirements and…

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Who Benefits Most From Student Loan Forgiveness? Economists, Investment Banks and Education Experts Weigh in (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    It’s difficult to pinpoint just how much poor, middle-class and wealthier households will benefit from President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan.

  4. Washington Times

    Poll shows Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan is a liability for candidates (opens Washington Times)

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    A majority of Americans say they are less likely to vote for candidates who support President Biden’s student loan bailout, a new poll shows.

  5. Insider

    Parents who took on student debt for their kids should receive more benefits from Biden's debt cancellation plans, 8 Democratic senators say (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The Democrats want to ensure parents who took on the most restrictive type of student loan can get the maximum relief from Biden's debt cancellation.

  6. Breitbart News

    22 GOP Governors Slam Joe Biden on Student Loan Forgiveness Scheme (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    22 GOP governors slammed Joe Biden's student loan "forgiveness" scheme, which would cost taxpayers an average of more than $2,500 per year.

  7. Washington Times

    Biden’s student loan forgiveness threatens America’s economy and democracy (opens Washington Times)

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    President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness has attracted criticism from the left and right, but few express the menace it poses to economic stability and constitutional order.

  8. Forbes

    When Can Borrowers Expect Student Loan Forgiveness Under Biden’s New Plan? (opens Forbes)

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    President Biden put forth an unprecedented student loan forgiveness plan last month that will cancel $10,000 in federal student loans (or up to $20,000 in some cases) for qualifying borrowers. But some questions remain about the timing of the relief. Here’s what borrowers should know.

  9. Deseret News

    GOP governors say President Biden lacks authority for student loan cancellation plan (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and 21 other Republican governors are calling on President Joe Biden to withdraw his student loan forgiveness plan immediately.

  10. Washington Times

    Two dozen GOP governors object to Biden’s student-loan cancelation (opens Washington Times)

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    Nearly two dozen Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden on Monday objecting to his student-loan forgiveness plan as a legally dubious way to shift the debt burden off wealthier professionals and onto poorer working families.

  11. Washington Examiner

    More than 20 GOP governors ask Biden to cancel student debt relief plan (opens Washington Examiner)

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    More than 20 GOP governors are urging President Joe Biden to ditch his plan to cancel student debt, arguing it puts a heavy financial burden on taxpayers.

  12. NPR

    Almost half of U.S. governors ask Joe Biden to cut student loan forgiveness plan (opens NPR)

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    In a letter to Biden, Republican governors say they support "making higher education more affordable" but don't want to "force American taxpayers to pay off the student loan debt of an elite few."

  13. PJ Media

    GOP Governors Ask Biden to Nix Student Loan Forgiveness Plan (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    Almost half of U.S. governors signed a letter to Joe Biden asking him to withdraw his student loan forgiveness plan because it would "force American taxpayers to pay off the student loan debt of an elite few."

  14. Insider

    A top Republican lawmaker says she's 'open to suggestions for ways to stop' Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    "We do believe there will be actions that will come forward that will be able to stop" Biden's student-loan forgiveness, GOP Rep. Foxx said.

  15. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    After Cancellation Plan, Democrats Look to Reduce Future Student Debt (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Building on President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation plan, House Democrats on Thursday proposed new legislation that would increase federal student aid, lower interest rates on loans and take other steps to make college more affordable.

  16. Washington Times

    Ahead of critical midterms, Biden avoids bringing up student-loan debt relief plan (opens Washington Times)

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    President Biden has barely mentioned his massive student loan forgiveness plan in speeches to friendly, Democratic audiences, sidestepping the controversial issue as the midterm election season heats up.

  17. The Guardian

    Rightwingers threaten legal action on Biden’s student loan debt relief (opens The Guardian)

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    Republicans say they will seek to oppose the student loan forgiveness in the courts and are making it a key talking point in the midterm elections

  18. Insider

    2 GOP lawmakers are looking into whether Biden's student-loan forgiveness is a 'serious ethics violation' and benefits staffers who helped craft the policy (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Debt relief "raises concerns that political appointees with student loans will financially benefit from a policy they crafted," Foxx and Comer said.