Progressive firebrand Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had between $15,001 and $50,000 in student loan debt last year, financial disclosures show.
During that time, the
was pining for mass student loan cancellation, publicly urging the Biden administration to use unconstitutional executive action to accomplish it.in December 2021. “I have over $17,000 in student loan debt, and I didn’t go to graduate school because I knew that getting another degree would drown me in debt that I would never be able to surpass. This is unacceptable.”filed on Sunday, shows AOC held between $15,001 and $50,000 in debt in 2022.
Ocasio-Cortez, who graduated from Boston University in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in international relations and economics, earned at least $174,000 in salary before taxes last year.Anthony Behar/Sipa USAThe plan, which the justices ruled could not be enacted without congressional approval, would have forgiven up to $10,000 in federal debt for individuals with incomes under $125,000, as well as up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients.
“There are millions of people in this country that have student loan debt under … $10,000 or $20,000, as outlined in the plan,” Ocasio-Cortez told CNN back in July following the Supreme Court ruling. “I highly urge the administration to consider suspending those interest payments. Of course, we still believe in pursuing student loan cancellation and acting faster than that 12-month period wherever possible.” James Keivom
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