Biden Student-Loan Plan Should Be Kept on Hold, GOP States Tell Supreme Court
- They file response to administration bid to jump-start relief
- Multibillion-dollar program could affect more that 40 million
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Six Republican-led states urged the US Supreme Court to keep President Joe Biden’s student-loan relief plan on hold, saying Congress didn’t authorize him to unilaterally take a step with such sweeping economic and political ramifications.
Biden last week asked the justices to lift a federal appeals court order that is now blocking the program, which the administration has said could affect more than 40 million people. The states say Biden exceeded his authority under a law that lets the Education Department forgive loans during national emergencies.