Rep. Ayanna Pressley
Rep. Ayanna Pressley outside the Supreme Court Tuesday.
  • Rep. Ayanna Pressley told Insider it's not the time for a backup plan on student-debt relief.
  • "We are still in this. The president has the authority," Pressley said outside the Supreme Court.
  • The Supreme Court concluded oral arguments on the cases challenging Biden's debt relief on Tuesday.

It's time to push for the legality of President Joe Biden's student-loan forgiveness — not a backup plan if it gets struck down, Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley said.