Republican attorneys general from multiple states have filed a federal lawsuit against President Joe Biden's latest student loan debt forgiveness program, arguing that it is an attempt to rein in a lawless president who is ignoring a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. The lawsuit comes after Biden's announcement of his plan to reduce payments for 25 million borrowers and erase all debt for more than four million Americans.
Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey told Newsmax on Tuesday that a lawsuit filed against President Joe Biden 's latest student loan debt forgiveness program is an effort to rein in a lawless president who is ignoring a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court .
"What's frightening is that we have a lawless president who is openly flaunting the authority of the third branch of government, the highest court in the land, the United States Supreme Court," Bailey told "Rob Schmitt Tonight.
"How ironic that Joe Biden came to office, promising to protect our democracy and restore integrity to our democracy and yet has done more to undermine the rule of law and our constitutional system than any president in recent memory," Bailey said; "Yet, he gets a pass on that. Well, he's not getting a pass for me. We're not going to let him saddle working Missouri families with Ivy League debt. This is unconstitutional and violates separation of powers.
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