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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Erum Salam

US states opposing student loan forgiveness made false claims, files reveal

Students pull a mock ball and chain representing student debt at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri.
Students pull a mock ball and chain representing student debt at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri. Photograph: Paul J Richards/AFP/Getty Images

Newly uncovered documents show that the Republican states fighting Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan have made false claims that they will “suffer injuries”, or rather, be financially impacted by the scheme, a debt forgiveness campaign group has claimed.

The supreme court case that will decide the fate of Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, Nebraska v Biden, rests on one of the plaintiffs, Missouri’s state attorney general, who claims Mohela – as the higher education loan authority of the state of Missouri is known – will be financially affected by the plan for the worse.

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