More than 40 million people could have their student debt wiped out. The administration has said the application will be straightforward and simple. But it's blatantly unconstitutional for President Biden to unilaterally take this cynical election year action without congressional authorization, says Julian Zelizer.
President Biden’s plan to forgive billions of dollars in student debt is both historic and controversial. Now some red states are suing to block it. NPR’s Cory Turner explains.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin with help from Jillian Weinberger, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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