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Biden-Harris Administration Continues Fight for Student Debt Relief for Millions of Borrowers, 
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Biden-Harris Administration Continues Fight for Student Debt Relief for Millions of Borrowers, 

Sentinel News ServiceDecember 1, 2022

The U.S. Department of Education announced on Nov. 22, an extension of the pause on student loan repayment, interest, and collections. The extension will alleviate uncertainty for borrowers as the Biden-Harris Administration asks the Supreme Court to review the lower-court orders that are preventing the Department from providing debt relief for tens of millions of Americans.  

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Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentNovember 26, 2020

With the freeze placed on student loan repayments set to end December 31, Biden has gotten behind the Democrat-led House’s HEROES Act, which calls on the federal government to pay off up to $10,000 in private, nonfederal student loans for economically distressed borrowers. “People having to make choices between paying their student loan and paying the rent … debt relief should be done immediately,” Biden stated during a news conference on Monday, November 16.