The federal judge who blocked Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan is playing 'politics instead of actually following the law,' Elizabeth Warren says

• Biden's student loan forgiveness plan was blocked by a federal judge.

• The senator said the judge was not following the law.

• Debt relief can't be implemented right now because of the appeal.

A recent decision that blocked student-debt relief isn't happy with one of the most vocal lawmakers.

A federal judge in Texas ruled that President Joe Biden's plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student debt is not legal. Two student-loan borrowers sued because they did not qualify for the full relief. Elizabeth Warren was one of the Democrats who didn't think the judge's decision was legal.

According to Warren, the president has the authority to cancel the student loan debt. President Trump, President Obama, and President Biden have all done it. The program is at risk if the court in Texas plays politics instead of following the law.

Warren said that this is one of the clearest differences between the two parties. Democrats, led by Joe Biden, are talking to people about what it's like to have student loan debt. We're aware of what that means. We are here to assist. The Republicans didn't get anything. The only people that they are willing to fight for are billionaires and corporations. We win when we fight for working people.

The department of justice appealed the decision. The administration has maintained that it will prevail in court and continues to stand behind its authority to use the HEROES Act of 2003 which gives the Education Secretary the ability to waive or modify student-loan balances.

The Department of Education will hold onto 16 million borrowers who have already been approved for debt relief, according to a statement from the White House press secretary.

The Biden-Harris Student Debt Relief Plan is necessary to give borrowers and working families breathing room as they recover from the Pandemic and to ensure they succeed when repayment restarts.

The millions of borrowers who applied for debt relief are waiting to find out if federal courts will rule in their favor. The debt relief was put on hold by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in response to a lawsuit filed by six Republican-led states who argued the relief would hurt their state's tax revenues. It is not clear when the 8th Circuit will make a decision on the case.

Business Insider has an article on it.