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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo in New York

US progressives call for urgent actions after court blocks student debt relief

Students protest the supreme court's ruling against Joe Biden's student-debt relief program on Friday in Washington DC.
Students protest the supreme court's ruling against Joe Biden's student-debt relief program on Friday in Washington DC. Photograph: Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Progressive lawmakers and unions expressed outrage and made calls to action on Friday over the US supreme court ruling striking down Joe Biden’s $430bn student debt forgiveness plan.

In a 6-3 decision, the conservative-leaning justices of the court blocked Biden’s attempt to forgive a proportion of 40 million Americans’ student loans.

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