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Podcast: American Viewpoints
Episode: Challenging The Biden Admiistration's Student Debt Forgiveness Plan
Description: The Pacific Legal Foundation filed a federal lawsuit agains the Biden Administration's program to forgive billions of dollars' worth of student loan debt, potentially affecting millions of borrowers.
PLF's Alison Somin explains why they and their client chose to challenge the program and she describes their legal strategy. Somin says PCF isn't challenging the policy goal per se but rather the way the policy was implemented, arguing that it it unconstitutional and sets a precedent for Executive Branch overreach.