White House Under Pressure to Develop a ‘Plan B’ on Student Debt
- Advocates examining options in case court rules against plan
- Experts expect high court to block administration’s program
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The Biden administration is under pressure from Capitol Hill lawmakers and student debt advocates to develop contingency plans to cancel billions of dollars in student debt and to move forward quickly if the Supreme Court strikes down the administration’s initial executive action.
One alternative would involve swapping out the current legal rationale for a new one, according to two people familiar with the discussions.