The Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan had been set to take effect on July 1.

A Republican-led effort to block one of President Joe Biden’s student loan debt relief programs in court has succeeded just days before it was set to go into effect.

Decisions by U.S. District Judges John Ross in Missouri and Daniel Crabtree in Kansas, both appointees of former President Barack Obama, on Monday sided with GOP state attorneys general in thwarting Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, according to Reuters.

The SAVE plan, which was set to go into effect on July 1, was initially announced by Biden in 2022 alongside a since-canceled larger plan that would have erased up to $20,000 in student loan debt for tens of millions of borrowers.

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
    51·
    3 days ago

    Republicans torpedoing this is political stupidity… it’s basically a free win for Biden where he looks like he did a good thing and doesn’t actually need to allocate the funds.

    • buttfarts@lemy.lol
      7·
      2 days ago

      If voters pay attention it’s a no brainer. However the stability of American hegemony is entirely reliant on people who have absolutely no clue.

      • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
        20·
        3 days ago

        Except that Biden looks great - far more young voters will be peeved over the GOP blocking this than would have actually benefitted from the policy. “Biden tried to forgive your loans but the GOP just had to block it in the courts” - it might make Biden look somewhat incompetent but it mostly just makes Republicans look like they hate young people who are struggling.

        • 🔰Hurling⚜️Durling🔱@lemmy.world
          8·
          3 days ago

          …far more young voters will be peeved over the GOP blocking this than would have actually benefitted from the policy.

          Well, the ones who are actually paying attention will. The GOP is throwing everything the legally can to try to remain in power and get their orange dude elected to push the christofashism.

          The Biden team needs to take their gloves off and go full out blasting all the shit the GOP is doing on every possible platform and media available with lawyers ready to intercept any GOP sue to silence them.

          Also, get Kyle Clark to moderate the presidential debate, the guy is a GOAT https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPREMgbVL/

    • Revonult@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 days ago

      He would look even better if it went through and people felt the relief. It’s a win-bigger win for Biden, Republicans chose smaller win.