by JACKSON WALKER | The National DeskFILE - Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks to reporters after taking the oath of office in Jefferson City, Mo., on Jan. 3, 2023. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced Monday he is leading 19 other states in challenging a Biden administration plan to cancel student loan debt for thousands of Americans.$6.1 billion in student debt for more than 300,000 borrowers this month.
“This is the third time your Department has tried to shift the expense of student loans from those who willingly took them out to the American taxpayers,” the letter reads. “Everyone from the Supreme Court to former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has told you that you do not have the authority to forgive debt except in the limited ways Congress clearly outlined."The authors continued, laying out a case against the debt cancelation plan.
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