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Democrats ‘Grasping at Straws’ for Votes by Canceling Student Loan Debt: GOP Lawmaker

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Democrats ‘Grasping at Straws’ for Votes by Canceling Student Loan Debt: GOP Lawmaker
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) speaks to reporters in Washington on March 9, 2021. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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8/25/2022|Updated: 8/25/2022
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Canceling student loan debt is the latest bid by Democrats to win votes and prevent the House chamber from flipping red this fall, according to Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.).

“Delaying this until now, pretty close to the election, is certainly a political ploy,” the congresswoman told Capitol Report, a program on The Epoch Times’ sister media NTD, hours after the Biden administration said it will forgive $10,000 in federal student loan debt for borrowers who meet the low-income test.
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Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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