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==Use in cancelling student loan debt== | ==Use in cancelling student loan debt== | ||
The Higher Education Act has been proposed as a potential way to cancel student loan debt. According to a paper by the Legal Services Center at [[Harvard Law School]] and commissioned by Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]] in September 2020, the [[United States Secretary of Education|Secretary of Education]] may be able to cancel student loan debt.{{Sfn|Harvard Law School|2020|p=1}} Following ''[[Biden v. Nebraska]]'' (2023), President [[Joe Biden]] suggested using the act.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/30/biden-vows-to-strike-back-after-supreme-courts-student-loan-decision/70344001007/ |title=President Biden announces new path for student loan forgiveness after SCOTUS defeat |date=June 30, 2023 |last=Garrison |first=Joey |work= | The Higher Education Act has been proposed as a potential way to cancel student loan debt. According to a paper by the Legal Services Center at [[Harvard Law School]] and commissioned by Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]] in September 2020, the [[United States Secretary of Education|Secretary of Education]] may be able to cancel student loan debt.{{Sfn|Harvard Law School|2020|p=1}} Following ''[[Biden v. Nebraska]]'' (2023), President [[Joe Biden]] suggested using the act.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/30/biden-vows-to-strike-back-after-supreme-courts-student-loan-decision/70344001007/ |title=President Biden announces new path for student loan forgiveness after SCOTUS defeat |date=June 30, 2023 |last=Garrison |first=Joey |work=USA Today |access-date=June 30, 2023}}</ref> | ||
On July 14, 2023, President Biden announced he would use the Higher Education Act to relieve $39 billion in student loan debt, which he says is "legally sound" while warning "it's going to take longer".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-14 |title=Education Department announces student loan forgiveness for 800K borrowers |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/education-department-announces-student-loan-forgiveness-800k-borrowers-rcna94213 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> | On July 14, 2023, President Biden announced he would use the Higher Education Act to relieve $39 billion in student loan debt, which he says is "legally sound" while warning "it's going to take longer".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-14 |title=Education Department announces student loan forgiveness for 800K borrowers |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/education-department-announces-student-loan-forgiveness-800k-borrowers-rcna94213 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> | ||