WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 30: U.S. President Joe Biden is joined by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona (L) as he announces new actions to protect borrowers after the Supreme Court struck down his student loan forgiveness plan in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on June 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. In a 6-to-3 decision, the court ruled the loan forgiveness program -- which was projected to help 40 million people and cost $400 billion -- was unconstitutional. PHOTO BY CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES
“The unfortunate SCOTUS ruling striking down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program was the predictable result of Biden’s failure to bring Congress together on this issue of crucial importance to young Americans,” Kennedy tweeted.
President Joe Biden’s ambitious student debt relief plan, aimed at alleviating $430 billion in student loan debt, was struck down on Friday by a decisive 6-3 ruling from the nation’s highest court.
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