Democrats vow to keep fighting for student-loan forgiveness as they slam 'cruel' Supreme Court ruling striking down Biden's plan
, announced at the end of August, would have cancelled up to $20,000 in student debt for federal borrowers who are Pell Grant recipients making under $125,000 a year, and up to $10,000 in student debt for other federal borrowers under the same income cap.
The Supreme Court decision came in two separate rulings on Friday. The high court ruled that the plaintiffs in one case, US Department of Education v. Brown, did not have standing — but the second case, Biden v. Nebraska, prevailed and the six GOP-led states had standing to sue on behalf of student-loan company, MOHELA.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat and outspoken proponent of student-debt cancellation, called on the Biden administration to"throw everything they've got into the fight" to ensure"more than 40 million hard working Americans" get the relief the president promised."The same Supreme Court that overturned Roe now refuses to follow the plain language of the law on student loan cancellation. This fight is not over.
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