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AFT’s Weingarten Lauds Swift Biden-Harris Action After 8th Circuit Blocked SAVE Plan [1]

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Date: 2024-07-19 12:36:10-04:00

Press Release

WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement commending the Biden-Harris administration for taking swift action to place borrowers in forbearance after the extremist 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with far-right attorneys general to block debt relief for millions of American borrowers:

“The Biden-Harris administration has acted decisively to place 8 million borrowers who are enrolled in the SAVE [Saving on a Valuable Education] plan in forbearance to stave off this reckless attack from extremist politicians and judges. But we shouldn’t even be in this situation. These borrowers are on a roller coaster that’s being forced off the rails by far-right politicians who will do anything in their power to hurt them, rather than help them get the relief they deserve.

“We are grateful that the Biden-Harris administration will continue to push for affordable monthly payments as bad faith actors continue to throw up roadblock after roadblock. In the end, broad-based debt cancellation is the only solution—and we will continue to advocate for it through every avenue available.”

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[1] Url: https://www.aft.org/press-release/afts-weingarten-lauds-swift-biden-harris-action-after-8th-circuit-blocked-save-plan

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