Legislator Greene blocks Democrat-sponsored resolution in support of cancelling trillions of dollars in student loan debt

Modified: February 9, 2021 1:10pm

02/09/2021

With bipartisan support from two members of the Majority Caucus, Legislator Greene voted against a resolution in favor of canceling up to $50,000 in student loan debt per individual. Democrat Legislators Kevin Hardwick, Howard Johnson, April Baskin, Lisa Chimera, and Tim Meyers supported the measure that advocates for erasing trillions of dollars in federal and private student loans.

Legislator Greene said, “We cannot simply erase student loan debt across the board. It is unfair to those who worked tirelessly to get ahead and pay them off. Rather, we need to focus our attention at stopping the vicious cycle of student loan debts to begin with. We can’t change what has happened, but we can change what happens for generations to come.”

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