Education Sec dodges when asked if student loan plan will pass legally

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : On Monday, Biden traveled to Madison, Wisconsin to promote his latest efforts to cancel student loan debt.
48% : That plan relied on the HEROES Act which authorizes the Education Secretary to waive or modify federal student loans due to a national emergency.
47% : 'We're trying to provide a fair shot to Americans trying to access higher education.' The Education Secretary went on that the administration is addressing 'runaway interest,' schools that have defrauded borrowers, providing relief for eligible public servants and helping those who face financial hardship.
47% : Education Secretary Miguel Cardona sidestepped a question on whether the new student loan forgiveness plans would pass legal muster in an interview with CNN President Biden traveled to Madison, WI to unveil his latest effort to cancel student loan debt on Monday.
39% : The Biden administration said the effort when combined with debt already canceled would impact 30 million borrowers The Biden administration has already canceled $146 billion in student loan debt for four million borrowers.
38% : According to the Biden administration, the plans would fully eliminate accrued interest for 23 million borrowers, cancel the full amount of student loan debt for more than four million borrowers and provide more than 10 million borrowers with at least $5,000 in debt relief or more. Demonstrators outside the Supreme Court which blocked Biden's original student loan forgiveness plan in June 2023 The five actions unveiled this week come after Biden's original $400 billion plan for widespread student loan cancelation was blocked by the Supreme Court last year.
31% : Education Secretary Miguel Cardona dodged whether President Biden's latest attempt to cancel student loan debt for millions of borrowers would survive legal challenges after the president's first attempt was blocked by the Supreme Court.

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