How Biden is canceling $48 billion in student loans despite Supreme Court loss

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Kaelan Deese is a Supreme Court reporter for the Washington Examiner covering the latest happenings at the nation's highest court and the legal issues surrounding Second Amendment rights, abortion, and religious liberties. He previously wrote breaking news as a fellow for the Hill during the 2020 election cycle.

The Supreme Court ruled against President Joe Biden's multi-billion dollar student loan forgiveness program in June, but somehow his administration is still canceling the most student debt in history.

A sizable chunk of the forgiveness comes from nearly $42 billion of federal student loans carried by almost 855,000 borrowers enrolled in Income-Driven Repayment plans. The Education Department admitted in a statement on Aug. 14 that the department intended to counteract"past administrative failures."

On Oct. 4, the administration announced an additional $9 billion in student loan debt cancellation, including $5.2 billion for Public Service Loan Forgiveness borrowers and $2.8 billion for IDR borrowers.

 

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