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Education Department Attacks Republicans, Touts Biden’s Agenda in Official Letter

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The Department of Education attacked Republicans and touted Biden’s political agenda in an official letter emailed to student-loan borrowers Thursday. 

The letter, signed by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, potentially violates the Hatch Act, which prohibits partisan political activity by executive branch employees. It comes after multiple federal courts blocked Biden’s illegal student loan forgiveness plan. 

“In recent weeks, several federal courts have issued rulings in lawsuits brought by Republican elected officials … trying to block Americans from accessing all the benefits of the most affordable student loan repayment plan in history,” Cardona wrote. “President Biden and I are determined to lower costs for student loan borrowers … no matter how many times Republican elected officials try to stop us.”

The letter accuses Republicans of “siding with special interests” and “blocking” aid to Americans, insisting that Biden “will not stop fighting.”

Student loan forgiveness is a trademark of Biden’s presidency and 2024 reelection campaign and a frequent talking point from the White House and the campaign trail. 

“My MAGA Republican friends in the Congress, elected officials, and special interests stepped in and sued us, and the Supreme Court blocked it. They blocked it. But that didn’t stop me,” Biden said in a February press conference

But it is illegal for an executive branch employee, such as Cardona, to express partisan election sentiments in an official capacity. Biden nominated Cardona to serve as U.S. Secretary of Education in January 2021, and the Senate confirmed Cardona in March.

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