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Attempt to kill Biden student debt relief plan tied to income fails in U.S. Senate

Updated: Dec 4, 2023

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday night failed to garner enough votes to block a new Biden administration rule on an income-driven repayment plan for federal student loans.


The resolution did not pass, 49-50. Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia was the sole Democrat who joined Republicans in backing the resolution. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina did not vote. Following the vote, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he was glad the resolution failed.


“There are millions of students, poor, working class … who would have benefit from what the president has done,” Schumer said. The Congressional Review Act resolution was introduced by the top Republican on the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana.

Student debt relief activist rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2023 in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court stuck down the Biden administration’s student debt forgiveness program in Biden v. Nebraska. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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