Updated On: 02 July, 2023 08:31 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
Biden said payment requirements for student loans would resume in coming weeks, but that he would work under the authority of the Higher Education Act

Supporters of student debt forgiveness outside Supreme Court
President Joe Biden vowed to push ahead with a new plan to provide student loan relief for millions of borrowers while blaming Republican “hypocrisy” for triggering the day’s Supreme Court decision that wiped out his original plan.
Biden said payment requirements for student loans would resume in coming weeks, but that he would work under the authority of the Higher Education Act. Hours after the Supreme Court ruling, Biden commented from the White House, trying to stay on the political offensive. Biden raised his voice at the end when a reporter asked if he had given borrowers false hope.