As the end of his lame-duck presidency draws near, Democrat President Joe Biden is now pushing for at least one of his campaign promises to be solidified.
Biden is hoping that his plan, to pay off the student loan debts of college-educated voters with taxpayer money, can get back on track before the critical November election.
To have the president’s most recent plan to alleviate student loan debt reinstated, the Biden administration rushed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Biden is attempting to keep the campaign promise he made four years ago, The Hill reported.
President Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan would reduce student loan payments for millions of students.
However, it is now blocked by a lower court judgment because of concerns about the legality of the program.
“The rule is a straightforward exercise of the Department’s express statutory authority to set the parameters of income-contingent repayment plans — just as it has done for three decades,” U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar wrote to the justices.
In the event that the Supreme Court is hesitant to step in on their emergency docket, Prelogar has asked the justices to instead assess the plan’s legality on its