USA – During an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) praised President Biden’s decision to cancel some student loans, saying the move will benefit working families and low-income people.
The Biden administration announced last week that it would cancel up to $20,000 in student loans for Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 for individual borrowers who make less than $125,000 per year.
The decision was shelved by some Democrats running in the race for the battlefield Senate and House. This plan does not address the high cost of college which will burden future students.
“I know, it’s shocking that the government sometimes does something to benefit working families and low-income people,” Sanders told host George Stephanopoulos. “I haven’t heard any of these Republicans shouting when we give billionaires massive tax breaks,” he said.
Sanders called for further action, saying that public universities and colleges should be tuition-free to ensure that the U.S. is “competitive in the global economy”. Sanders responded to criticism of the plan by some Democrats, saying that “in a sense that criticism is correct, but the answer is not to deny help to people who can’t deal with these terrible student loans, it may be, we want a government that works for all working people, not just the top ones,” calling for higher taxes for the rich and higher minimum wages among other policies.
Democrats’ Ohio Senate candidate Tim Ryan criticized the plan during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. “A lot of people are getting hurt in our society right now. People are being crushed by inflation, gas prices, food, and everything else. And I think a targeted approach right now is really the wrong message. sends,” Ryan said.
He said, “One of the stupidest things we’ve ever done in this country is that everyone has to go to college. That was a huge mistake”. We got rid of the shoplifting class, got rid of the kind of things that make up the working class and skilled trades, and here we are and we’ve done nothing to control the cost of college. So we’re in I will be in the same position in five years.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), joined other progressives in advocating for the cancellation of up to $50,000 in Joe Biden student loan debt, told CNN’s “State of the Union” that she was looking into the decision. . , she was very happy”. “It’s about investing in the people of America who work hard, who play by the rules, and who just need a government on their side,” she said.