One of the planks in President Joe Biden’s election campaign called for student loan debt forgiveness. Now, it seems the talk is turning to action. The president signed an executive order extending a pause of student federal loan payments on his first day in office. Previously he expressed doubt he could cancel student loan debt on his own. However, with an evenly divided Senate, he is examining non-legislative options. An Executive Order Last week, Biden asked Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to determine if the president can use an executive order to wipe out student loan debt. Cardona’s report is due any day.