This chapter explores President Biden's promise and adoption of student loan forgiveness, highlighting his initial reluctance and eventual commitment to fighting for it as president. It also discusses smaller policies related to student loan relief implemented during his first year in office and the decision-making process behind the final plan.
President Biden can’t stop, won’t stop trying to forgive student debt, even as borrowers are shortly expected to resume payments. The Washington Post’s Danielle Douglas-Gabriel explains.
This episode was produced by Jon Ehrens, edited by Amina Al-Sadi with help from Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Hady Mawajdeh and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Cristian Ayala, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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