Biden v. Nebraska
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The Role of the Secretary of Education in the Student Financial Assistance Programs
The Heroes Act was passed by Congress in 2003, just a couple of years after 9-11 and gives the executive branch this authority. The law specifically says they do not have to do this on a case-by-case basis. They can act en masse in loan forgiveness programs to waive or modify those loans. And finally, even on top of that, the Heroes Act says that other areas of federal law and other federal agencies are not to be interpreted to limit the secretary of education's authority here.
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