Hundreds of activists rallied outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday in support of President Biden's plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt
Hundreds of debt advocates and progressive political organizers gathered outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday while justices heard oral arguments in two cases challenging President Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt for some borrowers.
Inside, the 6-3 conservative majority court considered two central issues: whether the plaintiffs in the two cases against the debt cancellation have legal standing to challenge the plan, and whether the Biden administration implemented the plan properly. Sen. Edward J. Markey spoke on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, as people rallied in the rain to show support for the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan outside the Supreme Court of the United States.
As pressure grew for Biden to fulfill his promise to cancel debt ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, the administration argued that it had the right to cancel debt under the HEROES Act, the 2003 legislation that allows the secretary of Education to modify loan terms in the event of a national emergency — in this case, the COVID-19 pandemic.
“No matter what happens, stay in this fight,” Warren told the crowd Tuesday. “We cannot let a Supreme Court that is an extremist court take away the opportunity for millions of Americans to have a little racial justice, a little economic justice, a little opportunity to build more secure futures going forward.”Many of the rally attendees were current or recent college students, some of whom waited in line overnight in the rain to get a spot inside the courtroom for oral arguments.
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