Rashida Tlaib: “I hope the American people are watching this shameful act to halt assistance on student debt for millions of Americans.…”

“I hope the American people are watching this shameful act to halt assistance on student debt for millions of Americans. Mr. Speaker, 90 percent of people who will benefit from President Biden's student relief make less than $75,000. To my good colleague from Texas, as he says, these folks making all of these difficult decisions, how about this: Why don't those folks who took out PPP loans over there, who got it completely forgiven, give that money back? You are asking teachers, firefighters, all who are drowning in education debt, who will benefit from a public service loan forgiveness program, to pay it back while they are serving our country in all different forms, reverse it all, and pay the interest back as well. Let them struggle and suffer while, again, they are educating our children and protecting our communities. This is all happening, Mr. Speaker, while the far-right Republicans have filed a sham lawsuit to take it before an unhinged, corrupt Supreme Court that has secretly accepted lavish trips and payments from billionaire Republican mega-donors while considering striking down student debt relief. Now, our Republican colleagues, including many who took out over $20 million in PPP loans during the pandemic when everybody was suffering-- that were completely forgiven--want to hurt fellow Americans who aren't wealthy like they are.…”