Senate Republicans Seek to Block Biden’s Debt-Relief Plan
Katherine Knott
March 20, 2023
House and Senate Republicans are planning to introduce a resolution to overturn President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan after the Government Accountability Office determined that the plan meets the definition of a rule under the Congressional Review Act.
That means that a simple majority of lawmakers in the House and Senate can vote to block the administration from carrying out the rule, though a Congressional Review Act resolution is subject to a presidential veto.
“This resolution prevents these Americans, whose debts look different from the favored group the Biden administration has selected, from picking up the bill for this irresponsible and unfair policy,” said Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate education committee, in a statement.
Similarly, North Carolina representative Virginia Foxx, the Republican who chairs the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, said in a statement she looked forward to working with other lawmakers “to hold the Biden administration accountable for this illegal, unfair, and costly student loan bailout.”
