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Top Senate Democrats pushed back on President Biden over his stance on student loan forgiveness.
In a Tuesday evening town hall on CNN, the president said he was supportive of canceling $10,000 worth of student loans per person but not $50,000, and the comment has ruffled feathers from some within his own party.
“Presidents Obama and Trump used their executive authority to cancel student loan debt, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in a statement. The Biden administration has said it is reviewing options for cancelling up to $50,000 in student debt by executive action, and we are confident they will agree with the standards Obama and Trump used as well as leading legal experts who have concluded that the administration has broad authority to immediately deliver much-needed relief to millions of Americans.