Senator Murray on Supreme Court Blocking Biden's Student Debt Relief Plan: "A Devastating Setback for Tens of Millions of Hardworking Student Borrowers"

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"This decision is a devastating setback for tens of millions of hardworking student borrowers across the country who have been crushed with student debt, need relief, and have been counting on the historic measures President Biden took last fall. Delivering debt relief to student borrowers doesn't just lift stress off their shoulders--it allows people to start families, buy homes, invest in their futures, and grow our entire economy.

President Biden gave working and middle class borrowers some breathing room with desperately-needed debt relief. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has once again slammed the breaks on critical progress for people across Washington state and our country.

But the fight to support students and borrowers does not end here--we can and must do more to fix the broken student loan system, make college more affordable, and show up for borrowers in every corner of the country. I've been pushing alongside my Democratic colleagues in Congress to fix the broken student loan system and deliver for borrowers across the country--and it's time for Republicans to join us and get serious about helping student borrowers instead of pushing night-and-day to rip away relief for middle class families. My siblings and I got through college because the federal government had our backs--and I won't stop fighting to make sure every student in America has the same opportunities we did."

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