Biden Will Extend Student Loan Payment Pause For 4 Months
The Facts
On Tues., the Biden administration announced it will pause federal student loan payments until Aug. 31. The delay will be the seventh since the pauses began early in the pandemic.
It comes less than a month before payments were scheduled to restart, affecting tens of millions of borrowers, including 35 million who have not made payments that otherwise would have been due.
The Spin
Progressive narrative
Generations of students shouldn't be plagued with years of debt for attending higher education. Biden risks alienating younger voters if he continues not to deliver on the campaign promises that got him elected.
Right narrative
Canceling student debt would be shortsighted and unfair to the majority of Americans who will ultimately be stuck paying the bill for a debt many chose not to accumulate. Student loan borrowers shouldn't be receiving relief from taxpayer dollars, they should be better prepared to understand the costs of a loan before taking it on.
