Biden administration faces a fast-approaching deadline to respond to a federal appeals court that on Friday placed a temporary block on the president's plan to cancel billions of dollars in student loans.
October 24, 2022, 2:13 PMPresident Joe Biden gives remarks on student debt relief at Delaware State University on Oct. 21, 2022, in Dover, Delaware.The Biden administration faces a fast-approaching deadline to respond to a federal appeals court that on Friday placed a temporary block on the president's plan to cancel billions of dollars in student loans, something he's been touting with just two weeks to go before the midterm elections.
"Tonight's temporary order does not prevent borrowers from applying for student debt relief at studentaid.gov -- and we encourage eligible borrowers to join the nearly 22 million Americans whose information the Department of Education already has," Jean-Pierre said in a statement. "It also does not prevent us from reviewing these applications and preparing them for transmission to loan servicers."President Joe Biden announces student loan relief, Aug.
Biden announced his plan in August and launched the application process on last Monday. Last week, the administration saw some legal success for the program.The appeals court decision came a day after U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey dismissed the suit ruling that the six states -- Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas and South Carolina -- failed to establish they had standing.