Category: student loan forgiveness

Student Loan Forgiveness Meets the Rule of Law

Commentary President Joe Biden’s $400 billion 2022 election bribe—also known as student loan forgiveness—has been now stopped in its tracks on two fronts. First, in Texas, federal district court Judge Mark Pittman, one of nearly 300 federal judges appointed by former President Donald Trump, ruled the initiative unconstitutional. The judge rejected Biden’s claim that the…


Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Halts Biden’s Student Loan Relief

A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel billions of dollars in federal student loans. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency petition from six Republican-led states who asked for a pause on the student debt relief while the court rules on their request for a…


Biden Is ‘Buying Votes’ Ahead of Midterm Elections With Policy Decisions: Rep. Lauren Boebert

As the Nov. 8 midterm election draws near, some see recent moves by President Joe Biden as a desperate means to “buying votes.” Pardons for Marijuana Offenses On Oct. 6, Biden announced a blanket pardon for some federal marijuana possession convictions. “No one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana,” Biden said….


Applications Open for Biden’s Billion-Dollar Student Loan Forgiveness Program Despite Mounting Lawsuits

Tens of millions of Americans across the country are now eligible to apply for student loan cancellation under President Joe Biden’s loan forgiveness program despite a number of lawsuits opposing the scheme. Biden announced the launch of the official application site at StudentAid.gov on Monday after a “beta” test version of the site was rolled out over the…


Applications Open for Biden’s Billion-Dollar Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Despite Mounting Lawsuits

Tens of millions of Americans across the country are now eligible to apply for student loan cancellation under President Joe Biden’s loan forgiveness plan despite a number of lawsuits opposing the scheme. Biden announced the launch of the official application site at StudentAid.gov on Monday after a “beta” test version of the site was rolled out over the…


Biden Admin Quietly Makes Reversal on Student Loan Forgiveness Program, Scales Back Eligibility

The Biden administration quietly issued an update to its student loan forgiveness plan on Thursday, drastically scaling back eligibility on the same day that six Republican-led states filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden, claiming his student loan forgiveness plan is illegal. As of Thursday, borrowers who have federal student loans that are owned by private entities and not by the U.S….


Why Australia Should Not Follow Biden’s Footsteps and Cancel Student Debt

A nanosecond after U.S. President Joe Biden announced the partial cancellation of American student loans, a collection of interest groups demanded the Australian government do the same. The government should not comply. Cancelling Australian student loans is unfair, unnecessary, and unlikely to influence the courses that students choose to study. Why Is It Unfair? Contrary…


Biden Admin Shares State-by-State Analysis of Student Debt Relief Plan

The Biden administration on Tuesday released a state-by-state estimate of how its student debt relief plan will impact borrowers in the 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. According to a fact sheet from the White House, the administration expects that more than 40 million borrowers are eligible for its student debt relief plan. Of…


Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Dodges Real Issues

Commentary  On Aug. 24, President Joe Biden announced he would forgive up to $10,000 of federal student debt and up to $20,000 of Pell Grants. The president’s student loan forgiveness dodges real issues that need to be addressed: the issue of ongoing college tuition increases while the American higher education system simultaneously continues to be…


Each Taxpayer on Hook for $2,500 for Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Scheme: NTUF

If President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation scheme were to be implemented, it would cost every single American taxpayer in excess of $2,500, according to an estimate by the National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF). Biden’s plan seeks to eliminate $10,000 worth of debt for each federal student debtholder. For borrowers who received federal Pell Grants,…