Biden Student Loan Plan Faces Lawsuit from Ex-Senate Hopeful (1)

An Oregon homeowner who once ran for the U.S. Senate as a Republican is challenging President Joe Biden‘s student loan plan in federal court, arguing that the relief will worsen inflation and raise the interest expense on his mortgage.

The complaint, filed Monday by Daniel Laschober in the US District Court for the District of Oregon, argues that Biden improperly relied on a 2003 law (Public Law 108-76) as the basis to reduce or eliminate the obligation to repay federal student loan debt in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The plaintiff also argues that Biden needs clear approval ...