Video Above: Nebraska, Five Other States File Lawsuits to Stop Student Loan Forgiveness Plans, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in an op-ed published Saturday that the government will provide debt relief for students. While some Republicans are trying every way to sabotage the Biden administration’s debt relief program, the department is speeding up preparations for the program’s legal implementation. is proceeding. Cardona he wrote for USA Today. Already he has the information necessary to verify the eligibility of 22 million students for debt relief in this department. Borrowers are encouraged to continue to apply for debt relief at StudentAid.gov.” Cardona said the Department of Education estimates that nearly 90% of the benefits of debt relief programs go to people with an annual income of less than $75,000. He also underscored Republicans’ claims that Cardona argued that they did not sue when they benefited from Paycheck Protection Program loans from the federal government. ed. “This program will help borrowers by providing relief following the economic dislocation caused by the pandemic. President Biden and this administration will help millions of hardworking students and borrowers across the country. Even if elected officials and lawsuits try to stop us.An administrative hold on Biden’s student loan forgiveness program while the courts consider challenging it The lawsuit, which has prevented the government from canceling loans covered by the policy, was filed by six Republican-led states to suspend the policy after a district court dismissed the lawsuit earlier this week. The Court of Appeals has given the administration until Monday to respond to the state’s request, and the state has until Tuesday to reply to its response. It had asked an appeals court to act by Sunday, the earliest date it said it would grant student loan forgiveness, and the Biden administration is also facing a lawsuit from Arizona Attorney General Mark Brunovich. and conservative groups such as the Job Creators Network Foundation and the Cato Institute. Many of the legal challenges allege that the Biden administration does not have the legal authority to cancel student loan debt broadly. , Congress has the power to forgive education in a 2003 law known as the HEROES Act, CNN previously reported.Video above: Student Debt Forgiveness Application n First in August The Open Biden student loan forgiveness program, announced on Wednesday, will free millions of borrowers after a nearly three-year pandemic-related pause before federal student loan payments resume in January. Married couples or heads of household with less than $125,000 in 2020 or 2021 and an annual income of less than $250,000 in that year will have up to $10,000 of federal student loan debt forgiven For colleges, individuals are eligible for debt forgiveness of up to $20,000.
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The head of the Department of Education pledged Saturday to continue “full speed ahead” on President Joe Biden’s plan to implement a student debt relief program, under a policy under review.
In an op-ed published Saturday, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona doubled down on the government’s commitment to providing student debt relief and encouraged those eligible to continue applying through a live online application.
“While some Republicans are doing everything in their power to block the Biden administration’s debt relief program, the department is working full speed ahead to prepare for the program’s legal implementation, bringing relief to the borrowers who need it most. We are making it available,” Cardona wrote in the United States. today.
“Twenty-two million people have already provided the department with the information it needs to consider eligibility for student debt relief. Borrowers are encouraged to continue to apply for debt relief at studentaid.gov.” he continued.
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in pairing Video posted on TwitterCardona cited “baseless” lawsuits brought by Republican-led states to sabotage the program.
Cardona emphasized that the Department of Education estimates that nearly 90% of the benefits of the debt relief plan will go to people earning less than $75,000 a year. He also underscored Republicans’ claims that Cardona argued that Republicans did not sue when they benefited from Paycheck Protection Program loans from the federal government.
“The only time these elected officials have a problem is when relief comes to working and middle-class Americans,” Cardona argued in his op-ed.
“This program will help borrowers by providing relief following the economic dislocation caused by the pandemic. President Biden and this administration are committed to helping millions of hardworking students and borrowers across the country. We will never stop fighting. Stop us,” added Cardona.
Late Friday, a federal appeals court imposed a temporary administrative hold on Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, preventing the government from canceling loans covered by the policy while the court considers the appeal. Did.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit’s order comes in a lawsuit filed by six Republican-led states seeking a preliminary injunction to suspend policy after a district court dismissed the lawsuit earlier this week. increase. The effort is separate from a challenge by a group of Wisconsin taxpayers to the program recently dismissed by the Supreme Court.
The appeals court has Monday to give the administration to respond to the state’s request, and the state must respond to its response by Tuesday. The state had asked the appeals court to take action by Sunday, the earliest date the Biden administration said it would grant student loan forgiveness.
After Friday’s ruling, the White House urged borrowers to apply for relief despite the suspension.
The lawsuit, filed last month, was dismissed by a lower court judge on October 20, ruling that the plaintiffs had no legal standing to challenge, CNN previously reported.
The Biden administration is also facing lawsuits from Arizona Attorney General Mark Brunovich and conservative groups such as the Job Creators Network Foundation and the Kate Institute.
Many of the legal challenges argue that the Biden administration does not have the legal authority to cancel student loan debt broadly.
Government lawyers argued that Congress empowered the education secretary to forgive debts in a law known as the HEROES Act of 2003, CNN previously reported.
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Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, first announced in August, is expected to help millions of people before federal student loan payments resume in January after a nearly three-year pandemic-related pause. It is intended to provide debt relief to borrowers.
Under Mr. Biden’s plan, eligible individual borrowers with an annual income of less than $125,000 in 2020 or 2021, and married couples or householders with an annual income of less than $250,000 in that year, will be eligible for federal student loan debt. Up to $10,000 is waived.
If an eligible borrower also received a federal Pell grant while in college, the individual is eligible for debt forgiveness of up to $20,000.
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