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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - US President Joe Biden, a Democrat, last year pledged to find other avenues for tackling debt relief after the Supreme Court in June blocked his broader plan to cancel US$430 billion in student loan debt. — Reuters pic
WASHINGTON, March 21 — US President Joe Biden announced today that US$6 billion in student loans would be canceled for 78,000 borrowers, bringing his administration’s total student debt cancellation to nearly US$150 billion.
Biden, a Democrat, last year pledged to find other avenues for tackling debt relief after the Supreme Court in June blocked his broader plan to cancel US$430 billion in student loan debt.
The latest group includes public service workers, like teachers, nurses and firefighters, who qualify under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program created in 2007 to forgive student debt for Americans who go into public service.
“These public service workers have dedicated their careers to serving their communities, but because of past administrative failures, never got the relief they were entitled to under the law,” Biden said in a statement.
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As of June 2023, about 43.4 million US student loan recipients had US$1.63 trillion in outstanding loans, according to the Federal Student Aid website. Higher education debt has tripled since the 2008 financial crisis.
Steep interest and hefty payments on these loans mean younger Americans struggle to buy homes or make other investments, and Democrats have pushed for US government forgiveness for years. Republicans largely oppose such actions.
Biden is seeking re-election in November and needs the youth vote to help him win.
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“I won’t back down from using every tool at my disposal to deliver student debt relief to more Americans, and build an economy from the middle out and bottom up,” Biden said.
A White House official said Biden’s latest move brought the total amount of debt cancellation under the Biden administration to US$144 billion for nearly 4 million Americans. — Reuters
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