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In reply to the discussion: Did Rep. Tlaib [View all]W_HAMILTON
(7,862 posts)98. No, I am in favor of anything to help the people.
So, I would be in favor of Biden signing legislation to cancel student loan debt.
I just think that it HURTS that goal when certain segments of the left falsely claim that Biden has the ability to do it alone, when he does not; it just depresses and demoralizes progressive voters that don't know better and, in the end, that results in fewer Democrats getting elected and even less of a chance of legislation like student loan cancelation getting passed into law.
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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