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National Review
National Review
24 May 2023
Jeff Zymeri


NextImg:House Votes to Repeal Biden’s Student-Loan Forgiveness Program

With the Supreme Court yet to decide on the constitutionality of President Joe Biden’s student-loan forgiveness, the House voted Wednesday to disapprove of the program under the Congressional Review Act.

Lawmakers voted 218-203 to roll back the Education Department’s rule that would have seen loan obligations reduced by up to $20,000 for borrowers who make less than $125,000 per year. The Congressional Review Act allows the first branch to check administrative agency actions. It will now go to the Senate, where it requires only a simple majority to pass.

Biden will veto the measure if it reaches his desk. Still, Republicans thought it important to put Democrats on the record, many of whom have skirted vocally supporting the debt-forgiveness program.

Two Democrats — Representative Jared Golden (D., Maine) and Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D., Wash.) — joined Republicans in supporting the measure.

“President Biden doesn’t have the authority to ‘forgive’ student loans. The catch with his free college agenda is that American taxpayers will be forced to pay off the debts of others.,” explained Representative Bob Good (R., Va.), who sponsored the bill, prior to the vote. He later thanked his colleagues for joining him in rebuking Biden.

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The particular act which the Department of Education took to authorize the student-loan relief is the HEROES Act of 2003. Critics have asserted that the Covid-19 pandemic is not what Congress meant by national emergency in the statute and that there is little evidence that all recipients of student loans are in a worse financial position.

The Supreme Court is expected to decide the program’s constitutionality before the conclusion of the present term. While the justices appeared skeptical of the administration’s arguments on the merits, the plaintiffs may not have standing to challenge the program. During oral arguments in February, Justice Amy Coney Barrett appeared skeptical of the plaintiff’s standing in one of the cases.

This week, the House also voted to disapprove of an EPA rule further regulating pollution emitted from heavy-duty trucks, joining the Senate. Biden is also expected to veto this Congressional Review Act measure.

Should Biden veto the two bills, veto-proof majorities to override the vetoes are unlikely.