01.07.2023 - 15:14 [ theCollegeInvestor.com ]

Is Student Loan Forgiveness By Executive Order Legal?

(June 30, 2023)

Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) want President Joe Biden to forgive $50,000 in federal student loans per borrower. They claim that he can do this unilaterally through executive order.

(…)

The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan proposed by President Biden does not include any student loan forgiveness.