Sanders pushes back on 'Republicans squawking' over Biden's student loan forgiveness plan

[SouthBayDem]

Source: ABC

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday pushed back on Republicans who called President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness plan unfair -- with Sanders arguing the GOP turned a blind eye to government assistance in other sectors.

"I don't hear any of these Republicans squawking when we give massive tax breaks to billionaires," Sanders, I-Vt., told ABC "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos.

"Suddenly when we do something for working people, it is a terrible idea," he said.

While Sanders agreed with Biden's decision to forgive some federal loans -- up to $20,000 for Pell grant recipients and up to $10,000 for individual federal loan recipients, both with a $125,000 income cap -- the lawmaker also said he would go a step further by making public colleges and universities tuition-free to keep the U.S. "competitive in the global economy." Sanders has long lobbied for such a move.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sanders-pushes-back-republicans-squawking-bidens-student-loan/story?id=88937152

[TeamProg]

1. K&R Thanks for posting. n/t

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Here's the video for those who missed it:

I don't hear 'Republicans squawking' about billionaires: Sen. Bernie Sanders | ABC News
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017762458

[The Jungle 1]

3. We give out piles of corporate welfare.

The sugar industry gets welfare.
The oil companies get welfare.
Baseball and football get welfare.
Farmers get welfare.
My state of Pa leads the nation is corporate welfare. We lag the nation in job creation.
We just passed a mandatory minimum tax for corporations. Because they don't pay their share.
Yet repukes don't want to help Americans.