Inland Empire lawmakers split on Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Inland Empire lawmakers today imparted opposing
views on President Joe Biden's announcement that several hundred billion
dollars in college student loan IOUs will be forgiven, or "canceled,'' with
supporters touting it as a debt relief measure benefiting millions of
Americans, while critics said it will only add to inflationary pressures and
burden taxpayers with higher costs going forward."President Biden's decision to arbitrarily forgive up to $20,000 in
student loan debt for families making up to a quarter million dollars
(annually) is unfair and inflationary,'' Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, said."It's also outrageous to ask the millions of hard-working Americans who didn't
go to college to pony up the tax dollars to cover the costs of sending the
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