Joe Biden stops short of cancelling student loans as pressure mounts

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Nearly 100 Democrats previously called on Biden to extend the student loan moratorium to at least the end of 2022.

on monthly student loan payments, previously set to end on May 1, to August 31. The pause was initially implemented in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and has been extended multiple times.

This new extension on the student loan payment freeze falls short of what lawmakers in Biden's party have been asking for with regard to student loans. Last month,called for the president to extend the pause until at least the end of the year. Progressives in Washington have also continued their calls for the cancellation of student debt, something that Biden campaigned on in 2020.

"Student loan payments restart in 30 DAYS," Representative Pramila Jayapal of Washington state also tweeted a day earlier."More than 9 in 10 borrowers aren't ready. Cancel student debt, [President Biden]!"

 

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Worthless Democraps!!! Just get off yer lazy butts and get a job!!!

And what is the current unemployment rate? Bullshit

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