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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Will Weissert and Colleen Long

Biden blames GOP for student loan ruling as 2024 political consequences loom

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President Joe Biden insisted Friday that “this fight is not over” after the Supreme Court struck down his $400 billion student loan forgiveness plan. Biden blamed Republicans' opposition, aiming to direct the ire of millions of borrowers toward them rather than his own party in next year's elections.

The president planned an afternoon address to lay out a series of actions to provide continued relief to 43 million student loan borrowers, and in the meantime tried to stay on the political offensive against the GOP.

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