Dec 23, 2020,07:57pm EST
WILMINGTON, DE – DECEMBER 22: President-elect Joe Biden speaks prior to the holiday at the Queen … [+]
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Biden made his first public comments today in response to an ongoing campaign by progressive Democrats and consumer advocates to convince the President-Elect to enact sweeping student loan forgiveness.
Speaking candidly to
The Washington Post and others in the media about the challenges he will face in January and the limitations of his executive power, Biden said, “I’m going to get in trouble for saying this . . . it’s arguable that the president may have the executive power to forgive up to $50,000 in student debt… Well, I think that’s pretty questionable. I’m unsure of that. I’d be unlikely to do that.”
Once it is gone, it is gone. If a child breaks a toy or if you inadvertently burn a letter to you from your grandmother, it is gone. It doesn’t come back.The world has a very special asset, located in Alaska, that might face that same plight. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a breathtaking parcel of God’s creation. It has unique wilderness qualities and ecological integrity.The Gwich’in people have lived in northwestern Canada and on the Arctic Refuge for millennia. The
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Washington DC –
Jamal Abdi, President of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), issued the following statement on the letter from 150 Members of the House of Representatives conveying broad Congressional support for President-elect Biden to return to the Iran nuclear deal:
“Joe Biden will inherit a far worse situation with Iran than his predecessor, Donald Trump. Returning to the nuclear deal with Iran will be the only credible and proven path for the President Elect to reverse Trump’s failures, deescalate across the region, ease the sanctions pressure crushing the Iranian people and restore long-lasting restraints to Iran’s nuclear program.
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