by Ariana Figueroa, Florida Phoenix
November 16, 2023
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans have failed to garner enough votes to block a new Biden administration rule on an income-driven repayment plan for federal student loans.
The resolution did not pass, 49-50. Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia was the sole Democrat who joined Republicans in backing the resolution on Wednesday night. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina did not vote.
Following the vote, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he was glad the resolution failed.
“There are millions of students, poor, working class … who would have benefit from what the president has done,” Schumer said.
The Congressional Review Act resolution was introduced by the top Republican on the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana.
There is no companion resolution in the House, where Republicans have a slim majority. The White House has already vowed to veto the measure should it make its way to the president’s desk.
