https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-shines-light-republicans-are-criticizing-student-debt-canc-rcna44904
White House shines light on Republicans who are criticizing student debt cancellation after getting their PPP loans forgiven
The White House hit back at Republicans in an uncharacteristic manner Thursday by using its Twitter account to go after GOP lawmakers who are bashing President Joe Biden's move to cancel some student debt after they personally benefited from having Paycheck Protection Program loans forgiven during the Covid pandemic.
In a series of tweets, the White House highlighted several congressional Republicans — Reps. Vern Buchanan of Florida, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania, and Markwayne Mullin and Kevin Hern of Oklahoma — who it said had six- and seven-figure PPP loans forgiven as part of a federal program intended to help those harmed by the coronavirus.
Greene, who said on Newsmax that “it’s completely unfair” for student loans to be forgiven, had $183,504 in PPP loans forgiven, according to the White House.
Kelly, who tweeted that Biden's move was poised to benefit “Wall Street advisors” at the cost of “plumbers and carpenters,” had $987,237 forgiven, the White House said.
Buchanan, who according to the White House had more than $2.3 million in PPP loans forgiven, tweeted that Biden’s move was “reckless” and a “unilateral student loan giveaway.”
@vivify saidPPP was by an act of congress who has the power constitutionally to make it law.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-shines-light-republicans-are-criticizing-student-debt-canc-rcna44904White House shines light on Republicans who are criticizing student debt cancellation after getting their PPP loans forgiven
The White House hit back at Republicans in an uncharacteristic manner Thursday by using its Twitter account ...[text shortened]... forgiven, tweeted that Biden’s move was “reckless” and a “unilateral student loan giveaway.”
because the biden admin did a poor job handing out the loans you think you are making a point?
biden does not have the authority to forgive any loans …that power lies with congress.
@mott-the-hoople saidAlmost all the PPP loans were given out under Trump, not Biden.
PPP was by an act of congress who has the power constitutionally to make it law.
because the biden admin did a poor job handing out the loans you think you are making a point?
biden does not have the authority to forgive any loans …that power lies with congress.
The 2003 HEROES Act gives broad authority to the Executive Department to modify student loans during a national emergency. https://apnews.com/article/biden-covid-health-education-0fea030a0875c0e4e1a39b0c098bd48a
@mott-the-hoople saidRepublicans aren't complaining about that though...conservatives like Marjorie Taylor Greene and even on RHP are complaining that they're "unfair" or that they're "handouts", etc. Just read their quotes in the OP.
PPP was by an act of congress who has the power constitutionally to make it law.
because the biden admin did a poor job handing out the loans you think you are making a point?
biden does not have the authority to forgive any loans …that power lies with congress.
Republicans don't care about whether Biden has the legal authority or not, they're just angry that regular people are being helped by the government....at the same time that they had their own loans forgiven.
That's why the GOP is a party of disgraceful hypocrites.
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@mott-the-hoople saidYou're making a fool of yourself again, uneducated loser. lol...
PPP was by an act of congress who has the power constitutionally to make it law.
because the biden admin did a poor job handing out the loans you think you are making a point?
biden does not have the authority to forgive any loans …that power lies with congress.
@kingdavid403 saidThis is the second time I’ve caught you writing something I was going to write.
You're making a fool of yourself again, uneducated loser. lol...
You’re not a double account are you?
Na. Can’t be. Only the republicans on this forum do that.
@no1marauder saidYou wimps would call pants-wetting a national emergency. To me the emergency is that a president just skimmed $600B. THAT is an emergency.
Almost all the PPP loans were given out under Trump, not Biden.
The 2003 HEROES Act gives broad authority to the Executive Department to modify student loans during a national emergency. https://apnews.com/article/biden-covid-health-education-0fea030a0875c0e4e1a39b0c098bd48a
@vivify saidHey lib. Some are being heeeeeelllped by the govvveererrnnment , but others, with their own problems, are not.
Republicans aren't complaining about that though...conservatives like Marjorie Taylor Greene and even on RHP are complaining that they're "unfair" or that they're "handouts", etc. Just read their quotes in the OP.
Republicans don't care about whether Biden has the legal authority or not, they're just angry that regular people are being helped by the government....at the sa ...[text shortened]... hat they had their own loans forgiven.
That's why the GOP is a party of disgraceful hypocrites.
Ain’t fair.
@averagejoe1 saidWho *specifically* isn't being helped? And what exactly is "unfair"?
Hey lib. Some are being heeeeeelllped by the govvveererrnnment , but others, with their own problems, are not.
Ain’t fair.
@averagejoe1 saidHow much did your pal Trump skim with the tax cuts for the rich?
You wimps would call pants-wetting a national emergency. To me the emergency is that a president just skimmed $600B. THAT is an emergency.
@averagejoe1 saidSo the ones who don't need help are not helped? Tell that to the Republicans who got billions out of a fund meant to help those who were actually hurt financially by the pandemic. They all took money from those who actually needed it.
Hey lib. Some are being heeeeeelllped by the govvveererrnnment , but others, with their own problems, are not.
Ain’t fair.
And THAT is not fair.
@averagejoe1 saidWhat "wimp" declared COVID a national emergency?
You wimps would call pants-wetting a national emergency. To me the emergency is that a president just skimmed $600B. THAT is an emergency.
I know you don't like links BUT: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-emergency/trump-declares-coronavirus-national-emergency-says-he-will-most-likely-be-tested-idUSKBN2102G3