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Biden: Nearly 22M have already requested student loan relief

Headline from WTOP Washington DC, on the newest of 2 developments

President Joe Biden said Friday that nearly 22 million people have applied for federal student loan relief in the week since his administration made its online application available — more than half of the number the White House believes are eligible for the program.

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  1. Biden’s student debt relief draws 8M+ applications in first two days

    Headline from Politico ·

  2. Newest

    Biden: Nearly 22M have already requested student loan relief

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

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  1. Politico

    Biden’s student debt relief draws 8M+ applications in first two days (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    President urges Americans to apply for relief through 'easy, simple and fast' application process

  2. NPR

    You can now apply for Biden's student loan relief plan. Here's how (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    "It's easy, it's fast," Biden said in a press conference announcing the launch, noting applications take less than 5 minutes and can be done on desktop or phone.

  3. Insider

    Biden's Education Department is notifying 8 million student-loan borrowers that they do not need to apply for debt cancellation and their relief will be automatically processed (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Millions of student-loan borrowers won't need to fill out the newly launched application, but they can choose to do so if they want relief sooner.

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    Biden: Nearly 22M have already requested student loan relief (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    President Joe Biden said Friday that nearly 22 million people have applied for federal student loan relief in the week since his administration made its online application available — more than half of the number the White House believes are eligible for the program.

  5. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Biden on Debt Relief Critics: ‘Who the Hell Do They Think They Are?' (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    President Joe Biden said Friday that nearly 22 million people have applied for federal student loan relief in the week since his administration made its online application available. He also called out critics of his relief program.

  6. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    President Biden Says 22 Million People Have Signed Up for Student Loan Forgiveness (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.

  7. News West 9

    WATCH LIVE: Biden discusses student loan relief after plan survives two legal challenges (opens News West 9)

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    News West 9's feed description

    President Biden on Monday officially launched the application process for the debt cancellation program and announced that 8 million borrowers had already applied.

  8. Forbes

    Biden Says 22 Million Have Applied For Student Loan Relief—More Than Half The Total Believed To Be Eligible (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The application for loan forgiveness has only been open for a week.

  9. Politico

    Biden's student debt relief program reaches 22M applications (opens Politico)

    Published

    Politico's feed description

    The president touts smooth rollout, says he avoided a repeat of Obamacare website meltdown.

  10. Newsweek

    Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Live Updates: At least 8M have applied (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    More than 8 million applications for Biden's Student Debt Relief Plan have already been submitted. Follow for the latest.

  11. Fox5 Atlanta

    Student loan forgiveness: 22 million people have applied for relief, Biden says (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Biden said more than half of the people eligible for student loan relief have submitted their applications in the week since the website went live.

  12. New York Times

    Biden Says 22 Million Americans Have Applied for Student Loan Debt Relief (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    President Biden accused Republicans of hypocrisy for trying to block the debt forgiveness.

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