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The Senate voted Thursday to repeal President Biden’s student loan debt cancellation plan, a largely symbolic effort that the White House says the commander-in-chief will veto.
The legislation passed the upper chamber 52-46, with Democrats Jon Tester of Montana and Joe Manchin of West Virginia voting with all 49 Republicans in favor of the resolution.
Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona also voted to repeal the giveaway, while two other Democratic senators – Mark Warner of Virginia and Michael Bennet of Colorado – did not vote.
The bill, which passed the House along party lines last week, would overturn Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt from certain borrowers and also nullify the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments that has been in place since March 2020.
The president’s student loan forgiveness order is currently on hold as the Supreme Court weighs whether the plan violates the Constitution. A ruling is expected later this month.
