Progressive lawmakers and unions expressed outrage and made calls to action on Friday over the US supreme court ruling striking down Joe Bidens $430bn student debt forgiveness plan.
In a 6-3 decision, the conservative-leaning justices of the court blocked Bidens attempt to forgive a proportion of 40 million Americans student loans.
Joe Biden was expected later on Friday to respond and announce new actions to find other ways to offer relief on student loans.
But while the president mulled his options, the US Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, issued a statement calling the courts ruling disappointing and cruel. He also criticized the right-leaning bench by equating them with Donald Trumps Make America Great Again rightwing voting base, b…
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