Biden veto guaranteed after Senate votes to end his student debt relief program – By Doug Cunningham (UPI) / June 1, 2023
June 1 (UPI) — The U.S. Senate passed GOP-led legislation to repeal President Joe Biden’s student debt relief program Thursday on a 54-46 vote. Biden vows to veto it.
Neither house has the two-thirds support that would be needed to overturn Biden’s expected veto.
Biden said in a statement of administration policy that the Department of Education’s action is “based on decades-old authority granted by Congress.” He said ending the relief would weaken the middle class and, if Congress passed it, he would veto it.
Democrats voting with Republicans against Biden’s student debt relief were Jon Tester of Montana and Joe Manchin of West Virginia. Former Democrat — but now an independent — Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona also voted with Republicans.
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