Manchin Condemns Biden’s Student Loan Plan, Calls It ‘Excessive’
On Tuesday, Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed his opposition to President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, saying it is “excessive.” “I just thought that it was excessive. I just respectfully disagree on that,” Manchin said, according to The Hill. “I think there’s other ways. When people were calling me from back in West Virginia, I would give them all the options they had that would reduce their loan by going to work in the federal government,” he added. Last month, Biden announced his student loan forgiveness plan, which includes the cancelation of $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers