In Wisconsin, Biden underlines plans to help college students with 'unsustainable debts'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : "The new proposals announced earlier Monday, if finalized, would include allowing a one-time cancellation of all accrued interest for 23 million borrowers; canceling the full amount of student loan debt for 4 million borrowers; and providing more than 10 million borrowers with at least $5,000 in student debt relief, among other initiatives.
50% : President Joe Biden delivered remarks in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday, April 8, 2024, on his plans for student debt forgiveness.
47% : In 2021, during a town hall, a voter from Racine, Wisconsin, asked Biden if he would support student loan debt cancellation and he bluntly replied that he would not, and instead said he would support congressional action on the issue.
47% : The White House believes the new proposals are narrowly targeted enough that they will survive any anticipated legal challenges in order to avoid an outcome similar to last summer, when the Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration's earlier version of student debt cancellation.
46% : During a speech in Madison, Wisconsin on Monday, President Joe Biden touted his administration's efforts to provide student debt relief through several new proposals, such as canceling accrued interest.
45% : As Biden makes his bid for another term, his stance on providing debt relief for student loan borrowers has evolved since he won the 2020 presidential election.

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