President Biden announced a plan to forgive student loan debt. Three lawsuits have been filed against him, and he is now under fire for his actions. CNN's John Sutter says there are two reasons why the president did it. He was faced with this decision because of law passed in wake of 9-11 called Heroes Act.
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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