Biden's Education Secretary responds to student-loan borrowers with private debt who don't qualify for federal relief: 'We can control our loans. We can't control other loans'

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US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during a roundtable discussion on reproductive rights with US Vice President Kamala Harris and college presidents, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, DC, on August 8, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona

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The US economy has been 'more than fine' without your student debt

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UMass Boston Class of 2021 and 2020 Commencement Ceremonies
UMass Boston Class of 2021 and 2020 Commencement Ceremonies

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Student-loan payments will resume this year — and it could happen with or without debt relief

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Student debt rally outside Supreme Court
Activists and students protest in front of the Supreme Court during a rally for student debt cancellation in Washington, DC, on February 28, 2023.

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Biden's administration made a 'powerful defense' of its student-loan forgiveness plan before the Supreme Court, education secretary says

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Education Sec. Miguel Cardona
Education Sec. Miguel Cardona.

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Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan is in jeopardy. Here are 4 major takeaways from the Supreme Court's oral arguments.

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Student Loan Borrowers And Advocates Gather For The People's Rally To Cancel Student Debt During The Supreme Court Hearings On Student Debt Relief
Student loan borrowers and advocates gather for the People's Rally To Cancel Student Debt During The Supreme Court Hearings On Student Debt Relief on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Ayanna Pressley says it's not time for a student-debt relief backup plan yet, as a conservative-majority Supreme Court decides whether Biden's plan is legal

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley
Rep. Ayanna Pressley outside the Supreme Court Tuesday.

Ayanna Pressley

Amy Coney Barrett joins liberal Supreme Court justices in scrutinizing a student-loan company's involvement in one of the lawsuits blocking Biden's debt relief

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Amy Coney Barrett
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

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Supreme Court's conservative justices target the fairness of Biden's student-loan forgiveness and whether he exceeded his authority

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John Roberts
Chief Justice John Roberts.

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Over 500 students are at the Supreme Court to plug Biden's student-loan forgiveness because the 'economic mobility of over 40 million Americans is dependent on the survival of this program'

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Students and advocates outside of the Supreme Court ahead of student-debt relief arguments.
Students and advocates pictured outside of the Supreme Court on February 27 ahead of student-debt relief arguments.

Melissa Byrne, executive director of We, The 45 Million

A group challenging Biden's student-loan forgiveness in the Supreme Court this week says it's 'very clear' the relief is illegal: 'We feel very good about our case'

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President Biden Delivers Update On The Student Debt Relief Portal Beta Test
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on the student debt relief plan in the South Court Auditorium at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on October 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. President Biden gave an update on the student debt relief portal beta test.

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