Progressives have demanded that President Biden cancel pupil debt since earlier than he set foot within the White Home. However now many appear to need him to carry off. Might they be fearful that going forward would jeopardize West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s assist for a funds reconciliation deal?
Final Thursday—the day after Mr. Manchin introduced his settlement with Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer—107 Democratic Members of Congress wrote a letter to Mr. Biden urging him to increase the pandemic pause on pupil mortgage funds and curiosity accrual previous Aug. 31 when it’s at the moment set to finish. For a way lengthy, they don’t say.
