State attorneys general call for President Biden to forgive $50,000 in student loan debt – CNBC
A multi-state group of attorneys general on Friday sent a letter to Congress urging the adoption of two resolutions that call on President Biden to cancel up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt.
The letter is signed by the attorneys general of Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New Jersey, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. It supports Senate Resolution 46 and House Resolution 100, which both ask Biden to use executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in education debt per borrower.
“The burden of insurmountable student loan debt has crippled the finances of families across this country and widened the racial wealth gap,” Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey, who led the coalition, said in a statement.
The support for forgiving a larger amount of debt per borrower comes just days after Biden said that he would not cancel up to $50,000 of student loan debt, but said that he is still considering writing off $10,000. Still, advocates for debt forgiveness, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and borrowers themselves have continued to pressure Biden to erase a larger amount.