{"id":2336746,"date":"2024-09-04T16:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T20:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-led-states-sue-to-stop-bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T16:06:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T20:06:12","slug":"gop-led-states-sue-to-stop-bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-led-states-sue-to-stop-bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP-led states sue to stop Biden\u2019s student loan forgiveness plan &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-led-states-sue-to-stop-bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2336746&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On September 3, 2024, seven Republican-led states initiated legal action\u200d against President Biden&#8217;s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-owed-up-to-50000-in-student-loans-while-leading-calls-for-debt-cancellation\/\" title=\"AOC had up to K in student loans while advocating for debt cancellation.\">student\u200d loan forgiveness plan<\/a>. This lawsuit is part of a broader \u200ccampaign by GOP state attorneys general, including those from Missouri, Georgia, Alabama, \u2063Arkansas,\u2062 Florida, North \u200bCarolina, and Ohio, aiming \u200bto block the administration&#8217;s move to \u2062forgive student debt, a significant aspect of Biden&#8217;s policy agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The legal challenge arises \u200cshortly\u2062 after the Department of Education&#8217;s\u200d announcement\u2062 to commence the cancellation of eligible loans, which the states claim is an illegal overreach of \u2064executive power. Their lawsuit, filed in federal \u2062court in Georgia, specifically targets new \u200dregulations designed to expedite student loan forgiveness and adjust\u200c repayment schedules for approximately 27.6 million borrowers. This follows earlier setbacks for Biden&#8217;s student debt initiatives, notably a Supreme Court ruling\u2064 that \u2064invalidated a previous plan intended to erase up to $20,000\u200b in debt for \u200caround 43 million borrowers.<\/p>\n<p>the GOP-led states are actively contesting the Biden administration&#8217;s efforts to implement\u2062 a revised \u200bdebt relief strategy, arguing it undermines legal\u2064 boundaries \u2062and fiscal responsibility. This situation underscores the ongoing tension between state and federal authorities regarding student loan policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">GOP-led states file suit against Biden&rsquo;s student loan &lsquo;cloak and dagger&rsquo; plan<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1745011\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Seven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican\">Republican<\/a>-led states launched a new court challenge to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Biden Administration\">Biden administration<\/a>&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/student-loans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>student loan forgiveness<\/a> plan, emphasizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Department of Education\">Department of Education<\/a> is taking action to start canceling loans as soon as this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/765853886\/09032024-Student-Debt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>lawsuit<\/a> is the latest Republican push to disrupt President Joe Biden&rsquo;s effort to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-schumer-quietly-shutting-down-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-primary-challenge\/\" title=\"Chuck Schumer Quietly Shutting Down Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Primary Challenge\">cancel student loan debt<\/a>, a key campaign promise for the outgoing Democratic president. Republican attorneys general from Missouri, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, and Ohio filed the suit Tuesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-scribd wp-block-embed-scribd wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"09032024 Student Debt\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/765853886\/content\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"765853886\" width=\"696\" height=\"1000\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">          (function() { var scribd=document.createElement(\"script\"); scribd.type=\"text\/javascript\"; scribd.async=true; scribd.src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/javascripts\/embed_code\/inject.js\"; var s=document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })()        <\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3013519\/white-house-pressure-biden-student-loan-debt-forgiveness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>new loan forgiveness plan<\/a> was created in an effort to work around a recent Supreme Court decision that struck down Biden&rsquo;s initial student loan forgiveness rollout that would have canceled up to $20,000 in debt per borrower for up to 43 million people.<\/p>\n<p>The new plan is much more narrow and was designed to lower monthly payments for borrowers and speed up the forgiveness process for some. The state attorneys general filed the lawsuit in federal court in Georgia and took aim at the rule that would provide a waiver of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-end-covid-national-emergencies-on-may-11\/\" title=\"Biden to End COVID National Emergencies on May 11\">federal student loan debts<\/a> for about 27.6 million borrowers.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit said the Department of Education intends to provide some of the debt relief as early as this week, citing obtained documents. The lawsuit also claims this violates a statute that prevents the secretary from putting into place a rule sooner than 60 days after publication.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Courts stopped him [Education Secretary Edward Cardona] the first two times, when he tried to do so openly,&rdquo; the lawsuit states. &ldquo;So now he is trying to do so through cloak and dagger.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who is leading the suit, said in a statement that he has &ldquo;no doubt&rdquo; courts will block the plan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They may be throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks, but my office is meeting them every step of the way,&rdquo; he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/ago.mo.gov\/attorney-general-bailey-files-suit-against-third-biden-harris-illegal-student-loan-scheme-days-after-scotus-sides-with-missouri-blocks-second\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>press release<\/a> about the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>The Education Department has declined to comment on the pending litigation but said it will &ldquo;continue to fight for borrowers across the country who are struggling to repay their federal student loans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1745011\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1745011\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican-led states challenge Biden&#8217;s student loan plan<\/p>\n<p>Seven states governed by Republicans have initiated a legal challenge against the Biden administration&#8217;s student loan forgiveness initiative, highlighting that the Department of Education is poised to begin canceling loans as early as this week. This lawsuit represents another effort by Republicans to thwart President Joe Biden\u2019s commitment to alleviate student loan debt, which was a significant promise during his campaign. The attorneys general from Missouri, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, and Ohio filed the suit on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The new forgiveness strategy was developed in response to a recent Supreme Court ruling that invalidated Biden\u2019s original plan aimed at forgiving up to $20,000 in debt for approximately 43 million borrowers. The revised approach is more limited and focuses on reducing monthly payments for borrowers while expediting the forgiveness process for some individuals. The state attorneys general filed their lawsuit in federal court in Georgia targeting a rule intended to waive federal student loan debts for around 27.6 million borrowers. According to documents obtained by the plaintiffs, the Department of Education plans to implement some debt relief as soon as this week. The lawsuit also argues that this action contravenes regulations preventing implementation of new rules within 60 days of publication.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCourts halted him [Education Secretary Edward Cardona] twice before when he attempted it openly,\u201d states the lawsuit. \u201cNow he is trying to do it through underhanded means.\u201d Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who is spearheading the case, expressed confidence that courts will block this initiative: \u201cThey may be throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks; my office will confront them at every turn,\u201d he stated in a press release regarding the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Education has refrained from commenting on ongoing litigation but affirmed its commitment &#8220;to continue advocating for borrowers nationwide who are struggling with their federal student loans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2336747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/student-loans-biden-2024-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32502,35136,6203,32142,34238],"class_list":["post-2336746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden-administration","tag-education-policy","tag-gop","tag-legal-action","tag-student-loan-forgiveness"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/student-loans-biden-2024-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}