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In reply to the discussion: Did Rep. Tlaib [View all]lapucelle
(18,250 posts)91. There is nothing confusing about what candidate Biden said and then what President Biden affirmed
during his first press conference shortly after taking office.
Candidate Biden explicitly called on Congress to step up.
Joe Biden Outlines New Steps to Ease Economic Burden on Working People
Apr 9, 2020
Congress has moved to help with the CARES Act, but they must do more. In addition to funds to keep workers on payroll, the next recovery package will need to provide significant funds to states, to make sure that educators and health care workers and first responders can keep getting paid. It will have to provide hazard pay to frontline workers putting themselves at risk. It will have to provide health care coverage for millions who lose their insurance, by allowing them to stay on their health care plans and covering the cost, as well as reopening enrollment for Obamacare and creating the public option Ive been calling for.
It will have to extend unemployment benefits, and provide further direct cash relief, and take care of the people left out of the CARES Act, through an immediate cancellation of a minimum of $10,000 of student debt per person, as proposed by Senator Warren, and Social Security boosts. And so much more.
Apr 9, 2020
Congress has moved to help with the CARES Act, but they must do more. In addition to funds to keep workers on payroll, the next recovery package will need to provide significant funds to states, to make sure that educators and health care workers and first responders can keep getting paid. It will have to provide hazard pay to frontline workers putting themselves at risk. It will have to provide health care coverage for millions who lose their insurance, by allowing them to stay on their health care plans and covering the cost, as well as reopening enrollment for Obamacare and creating the public option Ive been calling for.
It will have to extend unemployment benefits, and provide further direct cash relief, and take care of the people left out of the CARES Act, through an immediate cancellation of a minimum of $10,000 of student debt per person, as proposed by Senator Warren, and Social Security boosts. And so much more.
https://medium.com/JoeBiden/joe-biden-outlines-new-steps-to-ease-economic-burden-on-working-people-e3e121037322
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In February 2021President Biden called on Congress to send him a bill canceling loans for student borrowers.
For all the criticism about no wide-scale student loan cancellation, its important to note that Biden has cancelled $15 billion of student loans during his first year in office. Thats more than any other president, and more than 675,000 student loan borrowers have benefitted.
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During his first press conference this year, Biden was asked whether he still plans to cancel $10,000 of student loans for student loan borrowers. Biden has supported $10,000 of student loan forgiveness, but he has insisted he doesnt have legal authority to cancel everyones student loan debt.
Instead, Biden has called on Congress to cancel student loans for millions of student loan borrowers. Biden has said he will sign any legislation on student loan forgiveness that Congress sends him.
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During his first press conference this year, Biden was asked whether he still plans to cancel $10,000 of student loans for student loan borrowers. Biden has supported $10,000 of student loan forgiveness, but he has insisted he doesnt have legal authority to cancel everyones student loan debt.
Instead, Biden has called on Congress to cancel student loans for millions of student loan borrowers. Biden has said he will sign any legislation on student loan forgiveness that Congress sends him.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2022/01/26/biden-has-cancelled-15-billion-of-student-loans/?sh=7ad853037fa5
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She kept saying there should be a Working Families Party majority, elect WFP candidates,
betsuni
Mar 2022
#6
Used to be middle/working class when talking about inequality and now it's only working class.
betsuni
Mar 2022
#25
I really don't believe in attacking our progressives who are working hard for us.
Samrob
Mar 2022
#10
Tlaib said: "Despite some sensational coverage, it's simple: I'm giving a speech about supporting
Celerity
Mar 2022
#11
Pardon me, but I think it is wrong on both sides. I never said I agree with everything
Samrob
Mar 2022
#33
The Infrastructure Bill is an important achievement and was highlighted
question everything
Mar 2022
#35
I'm a Progressive, I want and believe in almost all progressive ideas but I worry
walkingman
Mar 2022
#12
They have a list of executive orders they think Biden can do, but I'm not confident
betsuni
Mar 2022
#29
There is nothing confusing about what candidate Biden said and then what President Biden affirmed
lapucelle
Mar 2022
#91
No. He did not answer the question at that presser, and there still is the ambiguity I laid out.
Celerity
Mar 2022
#93
Your New Yorker link goes to the very editorial written by candidate Biden that I cited in my post.
lapucelle
Mar 2022
#94
That memo needs to be released as they have been sitting on it for 11 months (or longer)
Celerity
Mar 2022
#105
Chuck Schumer tweets WEEKLY that Pres. Biden should use his executive authority
bigtree
Mar 2022
#40
so to your criticism, our Majority leader, who is doing the exact thing, is hurting the party?
bigtree
Mar 2022
#44
they haven't attacked anyone in advocating for the president to use his executive powers
bigtree
Mar 2022
#58
Whatever you want to call it, it wrongly demoralizes and depresses young voters.
W_HAMILTON
Mar 2022
#63
Biden has cancelled $15 billion of student loans during his first year in office.
lapucelle
Mar 2022
#92
And the point is...? Is the argument that President Biden should forgive $1,500,000,000 in debt owed
lapucelle
Mar 2022
#100
It takes away a priority issue for progressives that a challenger from his left could attack him on.
W_HAMILTON
Mar 2022
#62
Just to be clear, are you opposed to even the $10K in Student loan debt reduction IF Congress
Celerity
Mar 2022
#97
I think it is still very much up in the air whether he can or cannot use an EO. He has been
Celerity
Mar 2022
#99
I would imagine that it most certainly could be included in a reconciliation bill...
W_HAMILTON
Mar 2022
#107
I do not see these attacks, I see a tonne of powerful Dems asking for the memo to be released, and
Celerity
Mar 2022
#108
It contained a list of things the Working Families Party wants Democratic President Biden to do
lapucelle
Mar 2022
#90
'I didn't watch the speech, but here's a smear from someone who didn't watch the speech either'
bigtree
Mar 2022
#43
The Problem Solvers have a guy who was running bus trips to the Insurrection
BradAllison
Mar 2022
#54
I was very pleased with Colin Allred's speech on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus
LetMyPeopleVote
Mar 2022
#68
Why hasn't Biden relased the memo he ordered the DOE to write as to whether he has the authority
Celerity
Mar 2022
#110
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Pres. Biden does not have the power to forgive student loan debt
LetMyPeopleVote
Mar 2022
#112
She is not the sole determiner of that. You are ignoring the far greater number of Dem Senators
Celerity
Mar 2022
#113
Biden talked multiple times about across-the-board student debt loan relief (not narrowly targeted).
Celerity
Mar 2022
#118
None of the sources cited above supported the claim that Joe Biden promised to use executive power
LetMyPeopleVote
Mar 2022
#122
I am curious, what are the plans for the people who have paid off their debt.
LetMyPeopleVote
Mar 2022
#123
What would make anyone think that Kantrowitz is a "private student loan shill"?
lapucelle
Mar 2022
#124
I keep seeing demands that Joe Biden cancel student loans when we need legislation to do this
LetMyPeopleVote
Mar 2022
#126