A federal appeals court just blocked President Biden’s latest plan to transfer outstanding student-loan debt to hard-working American taxpayers. This comes one year after the Supreme Court struck down another version of the plan in Biden v. Nebraska. But the president and his team won’t let courts get in the way. The latest example of this blatant disregard for the law comes courtesy of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.
Earlier this month, Cardona sent an email from the U.S. Department of Education’s account to student-loan borrowers that read like campaign propaganda: “In recent weeks, several federal courts have issued rulings in lawsuits brought by Republican elected officials who are siding with special interests.” Cardona continued: “[N]o matter how many times Republican elected officials try to stop us” “our Administration will continue to implement the SAVE Plan to the fullest extent.”
Translation: Even though our plan is illegal, we’re going to do it anyway. The message violates the 1939 Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from engaging in partisan activity while on duty, in a federal facility, or using federal property.
Cardona’s illegal message is only one example of the Biden administration attempting to get around adverse court rulings. In addition to violating the Hatch Act, Biden administration officials are using the Higher Education Act (HEA) to circumvent their loss before the Supreme Court by canceling debt under the guise of regulating student aid programs. They’re calling this new initiative the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan.
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