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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The US will prolong a pandemic-era pause in scholar mortgage repayments to no later than June 30, 2023, President Joe Biden stated on Tuesday.
The Biden administration on Friday had requested the Supreme Court docket to carry a decrease courtroom’s order blocking his plan to cancel billions of {dollars} in scholar debt in a problem introduced by six Republican-led states.
The June 30 date would give the U.S. Supreme Court docket a possibility to listen to the case earlier than its present time period ends, Biden stated on Twitter.
“Funds will resume 60 days after the pause ends,” he added.
In a coverage benefiting tens of millions of Individuals, Biden introduced in August that the U.S. authorities would forgive as much as $10,000 in scholar mortgage debt for debtors making lower than $125,000 a yr, or $250,000 for married {couples}.
“I am assured that our scholar debt reduction plan is authorized. Nevertheless it’s on maintain as a result of Republican officers wish to block it,” the U.S. president stated on Tuesday.
