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In his order Thursday, District Court Judge Mark Pittman said the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003, commonly known as the HEROES Act, did not provide the authorization for the loan forgiveness program that the Biden administration claimed it did.
A federal judge in Texas blocked President Joe Biden's plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student loan forgiveness -- a program that was already on hold as a federal appeals court in St. Louis considers a separate lawsuit by six states challenging it.
District Court Judge Mark Pittman, an appointee of former President Donald Trump based in Fort Worth, said the program usurped Congress’ power to make laws.
District Court Judge Mark Pittman, an appointee of former President Donald Trump based in Fort Worth, said Thursday the program usurped Congress' power to make laws.
US District Judge Mark Pittman declared President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan unlawful. The Department of Justice plans to appeal the ruling.