Pressley Statement on Extension of Student Loan Payment Pause

Statement

Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on the Biden Administration's extension of the student loan payment pause.

"The student loan payment pause has been a critical lifeline for workers and families across America struggling to make ends meet. I'm grateful for President Biden's and Secretary Cardona"s partnership and commitment to canceling student debt and to all of the borrowers and advocates who have organized and shared their stories.

"This extension is essential given the cruel efforts by Republican officials and far-right judges to halt this critical relief in the courts, despite President Biden's clear legal authority and decisive action to cancel student debt.

"Student debt cancellation will change and save lives, and no eligible borrower should have to pay a dime on their student loans until they receive the up to $20,000 in student debt cancellation they were promised by President Biden. Millions of families will sleep easier tonight thanks to President Biden's and Secretary Cardona's action today. We won't stop fighting until our constituents and families across the nation receive this critical relief."

Rep. Pressley, along with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), have consistently called on President Biden to cancel student debt. Last year, they led their colleagues in reintroducing their bicameral resolution outlining a bold plan for President Biden to tackle the student loan debt crisis by using existing authority under the Higher Education Act to cancel federal student loan debt. 

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