Kelly Joins 127 House Republican Colleagues on Amicus Brief regarding President Biden's Student Loan Scheme
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last Friday, U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) joined the Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Representative Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and 125 House Republicans in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in the upcoming case considering the Biden administration’s student loan bailout, which exploits legislation drafted in the wake of September 11, 2001, meant to assist service members and veterans.
"From the onset, I have voiced my strong opposition to the Biden administration's student loan handout. Make no mistake: this unconstitutional act is nothing more than a political ploy that will ultimately cost taxpayers approximately $400 billion," Rep. Kelly said. "I am proud to join my colleagues on this amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court voicing our outrage regarding this overstep of executive powers."
“The Biden administration’s student loan bailout is a political gambit engineered by special interest groups; abusing the HEROES Act for such a ploy is shameful. Moreover, this administration is bypassing Congress, which is elected by the American people to protect their interests," Chairwoman Foxx said. "Congress is the only body with the authority to enact sweeping and fundamental changes of this nature, and it is ludicrous for President Biden to assume he can simply bypass the will of the American people.”
“The Biden Administration does not have the authority to unilaterally ‘forgive’ student loan debt across the board, and attempting to do so is nothing more than a political maneuver. This exploits the original intention of the HEROES Act of 2003, oversteps the authority of Congress, undermines the will of the American people, and would send the country further into a debt spiral," Rep. Duncan said. "The Court should invalidate the Secretary of Education’s sweeping student loan forgiveness program since it trespasses on Congressional authority and violates the separation of powers.”
Background:
House Republicans repeatedly expressed concerns about the authority of the Secretary of Education and the Biden administration to enact widespread student loan debt cancelations. The Biden administration is exploiting language in the 2003 HEROES Act to waive the student loans of millions of Americans who do not qualify.
In September 2022, Rep. Kelly wrote an opinion-editorial in The Hill expressing his outrage over President Biden's student loan forgiveness.