Judge reinstates Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan just in time for the election – DNyuz

A federal judge has reinstated a Biden administration plan to forgive billions in student loans just in time for the election.

President Joe Biden’s loan plan had been blocked by a temporary restraining order following a lawsuit from Republican attorneys general in seven states, including Florida, Georgia and Ohio. The lawsuit accused the Biden administration of unconstitutionally overstepping its authority.

“You’re bribing one group of voters by transferring their debts to the rest of us taxpayers.”

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Randal Hall ended the restraining order and allowed the plan to be reinstated. Hall said the lawsuit did not have the proper standing for a lawsuit against the president’s plan. The lawsuit was transferred to Missouri, where Biden’s program would harm a loan servicer.

A statement from the U.S. Department of Education said the government plans to continue the voter bribery program.

“This lawsuit reflects an ongoing effort by Republican elected officials who want to prevent millions of their own constituents from gaining breathing room on their student loans,” a DOE spokesperson said. “We will not stop fighting to fix the broken student loan system and provide support and relief to borrowers across the country.”

Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas criticized Biden after the decision.

‘Let me solve it for you. It is a student loan TRANSFER. Not ‘forgiveness.’ You are bribing a group of voters by transferring their debts to the rest of us taxpayers,” Crenshaw wrote on social media.

“That is a transfer of debt responsibility without transferring any of the benefits of the doctors and lawyers who received the loans for their higher education. It is one of the most unethical – not to mention illegal – bribery schemes in recent history,” he added.

While many on the left called it a huge victory for Biden, Axios characterized it as a “small victory” as a Missouri court could still suspend the program before it is implemented.

Judge Hall was appointed by George W. Bush.

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