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Republicans’ Student Loan Debt Plan: How It Could Work

Republicans' Student Loan Debt Plan: How It Could Work

Republicans' Student Loan Debt Plan: How It Could Work

As the Supreme Court is poised to rule on President Joe Biden’s loan forgiveness proposal, Senate Republicans have presented their strategy to handle the nation’s student debt crisis.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and four other Republicans filed the legislation on Wednesday. The GOP package, dubbed the Lowering Education Expenses and Debt Act, comprises five bills intended to address the problems that are “skyrocketing” higher education expenses.

Over $1.6 trillion in loans have been taken out by over 45 million Americans who have federal student debt. You can check the tweet below:-

According to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, even if the Supreme Court upholds Biden’s plan to cancel student loans, the outstanding debt will return to its present levels in five years.

The cancellation of student loans “is not a fix; this is merely a Band-Aid, and the Band-Aid saddles taxpayers with a burden again in five years,” Cassidy said during a news conference on Wednesday.

“That’s why we introduced the Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act this morning… and unlike President Biden’s plan, this actually addresses the root causes of the student debt crisis.”

Cassidy introduced the bill alongside Republican Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa, John Cornyn of Texas, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, and Tim Scott of South Carolina.

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