{"id":561089,"date":"2023-03-08T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/activists-prepare-next-steps-for-if-bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-prevails\/"},"modified":"2023-03-08T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T11:00:00","slug":"activists-prepare-next-steps-for-if-bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-prevails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/activists-prepare-next-steps-for-if-bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-prevails\/","title":{"rendered":"#Activists prepare next steps for if Biden\u2019s student loan forgiveness prevails"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3894e3e68ec\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3894e3e68ec\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/activists-prepare-next-steps-for-if-bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-prevails\/#Activists_prepare_next_steps_for_if_Bidens_student_loan_forgiveness_prevails\" >Activists prepare next steps for if Biden\u2019s student loan forgiveness prevails<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Activists_prepare_next_steps_for_if_Bidens_student_loan_forgiveness_prevails\"><\/span>Activists prepare next steps for if Biden\u2019s student loan forgiveness prevails<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Student loan advocates are planning their next moves as President Biden\u2019s student debt relief plan hangs in the balance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During the Supreme Court oral arguments for the proposal last week, the majority-conservative justices seemed skeptical of the administration\u2019s case, fueling panic for some borrowers.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>But activists, who were always going to try to move beyond Biden\u2019s up-to-$20,000 forgiveness, say they are \u201coptimistic\u201d about the outcome of the case and already have plans to support borrowers following a potential greenlight ruling from the court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been so much chat about Plan B, and I think that\u2019s important. Just as importantly, we need a Plan A,\u201d Braxton Brewington, press secretary for the Debt Collective, told The Hill.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The most important step if the Supreme Court were in fact to let Biden\u2019s plan proceed is to getting borrowers the debt relief as soon as possible, an issue where Brewington said the administration stumbled at the beginning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem with delivering student debt relief wasn\u2019t the legal authority. It was the swiftness in which it was carried out, which was not swift at all. And so we\u2019ve been saying, you know, should the Supreme Court uphold student debt relief, the Biden administration needs to discharge people\u2019s debts as soon as possible,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Before the plan was halted by the courts, more than 25 million borrowers had filled out the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lication for relief, and 16 million had their applications fully approved and their information sent to their loan servicers to get the debt discharged.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cody Hounanian, executive director of Student Debt Crisis Center, said those who have already received approval should be the first to get the relief as they have been waiting for months after ticking all the right boxes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cStep one, I think, is wiping the slate clean for those folks. And, related to that, continuing processing of all the applications that have been submitted, but haven\u2019t been approved yet. So I think that those are the im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te first step that needs to be done,\u201d Hounanian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP23059593811210.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3888206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP23059593811210.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP23059593811210.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP23059593811210.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP23059593811210.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP23059593811210.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP23059593811210.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP23059593811210.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP23059593811210.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP23059593811210.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP23059593811210.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP23059593811210.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP23059593811210.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP23059593811210.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Student debt relief advocates gather outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 28 as the court heard arguments over President Biden\u2019s student debt relief plan. (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky)<\/p>\n<p>The next step could be to lengthen the application period for the relief since the plan was halted for so long by the courts<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf we get a ruling in June, and then we say that the application is going to close in December because they only had it open for like a year. Then we\u2019ve dramatically shrunk the timeline in which people can apply for relief so that time needs to get extended,\u201d Brewington said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Extending the timeline for the application would help those who had difficulties getting their applications in the first time around, an issue Hounanian says should be \u201cstep 2\u201d if the plan is declared legal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStep two is to make sure that everyone who is eligible for this really, actually gets it, and that\u2019s going to require outreach, education, and you know, a strong message to the public that this is legal, that they will receive relief and that they should apply as soon as possible,\u201d Hounanian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Although a win at the Supreme Court would be a huge victory for student loan advocates, they are already looking beyond it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Student loan advocates felt Biden\u2019s plan was a step in the right direction, but many of their goals have been overshadowed since the court battles over the caps on relief.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMillions of people, you know, even though $10,000 or $20,000 is like lowering their balance, it\u2019s not actually lowering their monthly payment, which is why we\u2019re still pushing \u2014 well, why would we still be pushing \u2014 for cancellation. I think that\u2019s really important, so we\u2019ll be pushing for more cancellations,\u201d Brewington said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Activists and high-profile Democratic politicians including Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) previously advocated for much more student debt relief, as high as $50,000 a borrower, before Biden announced his plan in August 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Some activists and politicians go so far as to say all student loans should be forgiven.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Biden has previously said he would not forgive higher amounts of student debt, and that he didn\u2019t believe he would have the authority to do so as president.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI do think in this moment of economic pain and strain that we should be eliminating interest on the debts that are accumulated, No. 1. And No. 2, I\u2019m prepared to write off the $10,000 debt, but not [$50,000],\u201d Biden said on the campaign trail in 2021, adding he doesn\u2019t believe it could be done through executive action.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP22294726658049.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3888210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP22294726658049.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP22294726658049.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP22294726658049.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP22294726658049.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP22294726658049.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP22294726658049.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP22294726658049.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP22294726658049.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP22294726658049.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP22294726658049.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP22294726658049.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP22294726658049.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/AP22294726658049.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">President Biden speaks about student loan relief at Delaware State University on Oct. 21 in Dover, Del. (AP Photo\/Laurence Kesterson)<\/p>\n<p>Paco Fabian, communications and campaigns director for Our Revolution, is hopeful a big legal victory could change the administration\u2019s mind on how far the authority of executive orders can go.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cA win at the Supreme Court will certainly sell the administration, and hopefully they\u2019ll continue charging forward to provide folks with real relief,\u201d Fabian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And the demands for activists don\u2019t stop with just debt cancellation. Their calls also include extending the pandemic-era student loan pause until the end of Biden\u2019s presidency, despite the president previously saying he wouldn\u2019t extend it again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brewington says until Congress decides to tackle the root causes of high student debt such as the cost of college, Biden should be considering pausing payments for longer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019ll sort of, until that changes, continue to push Biden on executive action, who in our ideal world would say, \u2018I\u2019m canceling student debt,\u2019 you know, or \u2018I\u2019m keeping student loan payments paused for the rest of my administration,\u2019 \u201d Brewington said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Biden said student loan payments will resume 60 days after the Supreme Court makes its ruling on his debt relief plan or, at the latest, 60 days after June 30.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the president has previously said the student loan pause would not be extended past 2022 but then backtracked that cutoff.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, student loan advocates recognize the root problem for student loans is the cost of college.<\/p>\n<p>Once there are student debt discharges, Brewington said it be the \u201cright moment\u201d to talk about \u201cfunding tuition-free college.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want folks to think that we have forgotten about addressing the root cause, which is the cost of college,\u201d Hounanian said, adding addressing the issue is \u201ca little more complex\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He talked about past work advocating for the College for All Act and free community college but that it is a difficult issue to get bipartisan support for some of their suggested reforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to think that it\u2019s nonpartisan, unfortunately, we don\u2019t have many allies on the other side of the aisle with more conservative political beliefs that are standing with us right now. 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