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November 23, 2022

Biden Administration to Extend Pause of Student Loan Payments
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The Biden administration has extended a pause on federal student loan
payments until the end of June as a court battle drags on over Biden's
plan to cancel up to $20,000 of student debt per borrower. In a
statement, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said, "We're extending the
payment pause because it would be deeply unfair to ask borrowers to pay
a debt that they wouldn't have to pay, were it not for the baseless
lawsuits brought by Republican officials and special interests."


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