Now that the Senate voted to block the plan, the bill is now expected to head to President Joe Biden, who vowed to veto it.
, seeks to nullify a rule issued by the Department of Education in October suspending federal student loan payments and discharging those debts. Sinema and Tester argued that while they want to help people in their states resolve student loan issues, they believe the president should focus on addressing the troubles of the loan system itself.
"Like many Arizonans, education was my key to opportunity. Arizonans expect—and deserve—lasting solutions that tackle the underlying problem of high education costs," Sinema told."The President's student loan forgiveness plan—fueled by politics and not reality—is unfair to hardworking Arizonans who have responsibly paid their student loans, creates false expectations, and undermines Arizona students' economic certainty." Echoing Sinema, Tester of Montana said that he is aware of the struggles that people in his state face when trying to repay the high cost of student loans but added that he doesn't support making taxpayers"cover the tab while failing to fix the root causes of the ongoing problem."in an email that the senator believes"we need to urgently address the underlying challenges of college affordability, like reining in universities that jack up prices on students. Every Montana student who needs financial aid should be able to access it, and Montanans who choose not to go to college need a path to a good job that allows them to stay, work, and raise a family in Montana. Senator Tester will continue to push his colleagues inFollowing the Senate's vote to block the plan, the bill is now expected to head to Biden, who vowed to veto it. Biden prioritized student loan forgiveness in his 2020 campaign and has continued to strongly defend it. "[Biden] will veto this bill," Karine Jean Pierre, White House press secretary, said last week. It is not likely that the Senate and House would have enough support to override a presidential veto, which requires a two-thirds vote in both chambers.Democratic Senators Joe Manchin, left, and Jon Tester, right, are shown at a press conference on Capitol Hill on July 30, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Manchin, Tester and independent Senator Kyrsten Sinema joined Republicans on Thursday in a vote to end President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program. Biden vows to veto the bill.
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