Biden’s New Student Debt Plan Faces Pressure From Civil Rights, Labor Groups
- Nearly 70 groups seek broader relief than draft plan offers
- Pressure comes as Biden seeks to repair ties with young voters
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President Joe Biden is facing pressure from nearly 70 advocacy groups to broaden the scope of an alternative debt-relief plan the administration is set to release, changes the groups say are necessary to help blocs crucial to his reelection campaign including young people and people of color.
Major organizations, including the NAACP, AFL-CIO and the American Federation of Teachers, signed a letter obtained by Bloomberg News urging the Education Department to hold another meeting in its rule-making process, which ended last month, that would allow stakeholders to address their concerns about the department’s draft proposal.