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As the Supreme Court decides the fate of President Biden’s plan to forgive 40 million student borrowers up to $20,000 in student loan debt, we speak to David Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect, about how one of the key complainant states, Missouri, hinges its opposition on the argument that its state agency, the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, or MOHELA, will be harmed by the debt relief plan. However, Dayen reports, MOHELA is a “complete unwilling participant” in the case.
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