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July 19, 2024

Court Blocks Student Debt Relief Plan as Biden Admin Cancels Another 1.2B in Federal Loans
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Back in the U.S., a federal appeals court has blocked the Biden
administration's student debt relief program that lowered payments for
millions of people. The ruling stems from a suit filed by a handful of
Republican states and affects the federal SAVE plan. Other aspects of
that plan had already been blocked by lower courts. This came on the
same day the Biden administration canceled another $1.2 billion in
student debt for about 35,000 people working in public service jobs.


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