Congressional Democrats Want President Biden To Extend Student Loan Pause And Cancel Portion Of Debt
In a letter dated March 31, Democrats asked President Biden to extend the pause through the end of the year and take steps toward canceling the federal student loans.
Looking ahead to the 2022 midterm elections, Sen. Schumer also said it was a winning issue that could help drive voter turnout, particularly among younger voters.
Proponents of student debt cancelation applaud the Biden Administration's extension of the pause on student loan payments but want the president to take action and cancel the debt.
Drawing on her own experience as a previously unhoused person, the freshman lawmaker from Missouri demanded action on the CDC eviction moratorium before it expired Saturday night.
The president referred to Sen. Elizabeth Warren as “Pocahontas” in front of a group of Navajo war heroes at the White House.
A pair of popular Democratic Party senators took shots at former president Barack Obama's $400,000 speaking fee for a future Wall Street event, a rate that equaled his yearly presidential salary.
In the fight to get Jeff Sessions confirmed as attorney general, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) pulled his very own race card, saying opposing Democrats were the party of the Ku Klux Klan.
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