Many Democrats have long called for student debt relief and were mixed about President Joe Biden's plan to forgive student loans. Biden said Wednesday that he would eliminate student debt for borrowers who make under $125,000 per year and for students who received grants from the federal government. Republicans said the plan was "astonishingly unfair" while some Democrats called for more relief. She would push for more relief for those in the highest amounts of debt. Here are the Democrats who have criticized Biden's plan and what they said. Ryan distanced himself from Biden's student loan forgiveness because it "sends the wrong message." He said in a statement that he knows the costs of higher education are too high. While there's no doubt that a college education should be about opening opportunities, waiving debt for those already on a trajectory to financial security sends the wrong message to the millions of Ohioans without a degree. Ryan said that student loans should not be forgiven for six-figure earners. Continue to read.
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