Voting Down Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness

Majorities in both houses of Congress reject his write-off.

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Demonstrators in favor of cancelling student debt outside the Supreme Court on Feb. 28. Photo: Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg News

The Supreme Court will soon rule on the legality of President Biden’s unilateral decision to write down $400 billion in student-loan debt. If anyone doubts why the President dodged Congress on the issue, recent votes make clear that he would have lost.

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