college simply skip the bill. and it would affect all tax paying americans, especially those who did it the right way and paid off their debt through hard work. the total cost of the hand-out an estimated $4 hundred billion over the next few decades. so we ll spend likely longer than they had to pay off some of those loans. biden says it is all legal for him to do based on the higher education relief opportunities for students act. and just so you know, that act allows for federal loan modification. but only during a national emergency. now remember, even though president biden has said the pandemic is over, he is keeping that emergency declaration for covid until may. does that emergency power for higher education give president biden the power to pay off student loans with our money? some of those loans are decades old. with the covid emergency ending very soon, possibly over anyway. some say no. the covid emergency is over. he is using that as an excuse hoping that he ca
for education in the first place? [cheers and applause] college should be free because guess what? when we get out, we are contributing to the society and this democracy and this economy and making it stronger. dana: david spunt live-out side court for us this morning. good morning. no matter where you land in this fiery debate i have yet to meet someone that has not formed some sort of opinion on this issue. off to my right you can hear noise. demonstrators have been out here since 3:00 p.m. yesterday fighting for the president s plan and fighting for this student loan forgiveness. some slept outside hoping to get a seat inside the court today lining up very early to watch this process unfold. if the justices rule in favor of the president, millions of people could have up to $20,000 in student loan debt wiped out. our government is supposed to be about people, right? they shouldn t be making money off of us going to school or seeking higher education. it shouldn t hap
dana: you think one of the teams is looking at him or the majors, pro teams? major league baseball? bill: yeah, could be. dana: or just pro-basketball. i don t know. bill: definitely baseball. dana: we have had a tuesday. good to be with you. i ll see you on the five. harris faulkner is next. here she is. harris: breaking news with a presidential power grab font and center at the u.s. supreme court. justices are hearing arguments on the challenges to president biden s massive student loan hand-out. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. why is this so critical? a ruling in president biden s favor would set a stunning precedent for executive authority to spend our tax money without any say from congress. biden s plan would help millions of people who took out loans for