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Far-left Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) defended the Biden administration’s decision to cancel thousands of dollars in federal student loan debt.
Appearing on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” Sunday, Sanders rebuked Republicans and vulnerable Democrats who criticized Biden’s decision to unilaterally forgive up to $10,000 for most borrowers. Sanders said Biden “did the right thing” and pushed for the even more radical policy of making public colleges tuition-free.
“I know it is shocking to some Republicans that the government, on occasion, does something to benefit working families and low-income people,” Sanders said. “I don’t hear any of these Republicans squawking when we give massive tax breaks to billionaires, when we have an effective tax rate today, such that the 1% having a lower effective tax rate than working people.
