“The President is going to look at what we should do on student debt before the pause expires, or he’ll extend the pause,” Klain said on the Pod Save America podcast Thursday. “The question of whether or not there’s some executive action” to take on student debt forgiveness “when the payments resume is a decision we’re going to take before the payments resume.” Advocates on Monday made a fresh push to extend the pause on payment obligations. “It is clear that payments should not resume until your administration has fully delivered on the promises you made to student loan borrowers to fix the broken student loan system and cancel a substantial amount of federal student debt,” a group of 210 borrower and consumer organizations wrote the White House in an open letter. (On the campaign trail, Biden advocated forgiving up to $10,000 per borrower, while progressive lawmakers asked that as much as $50,000 per borrower be canceled.) Borrowers waiting for Biden to act were discouraged after he failed to mention the issue in his State of the Union address last week. Have a question, comment, or story to share? You can reach Diccon at dhyatt@thebalance.com.
