Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a prominent advocate for the cancellation of student loan debt, held between $15,001 and $50,000 in student loan debt during the year 2022, a Fox News report says. The New York representative, who draws a yearly salary of $174,000 as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, consistently champions initiatives to eliminate student loan debt – apparently in an effort to erase her own debt.
Throughout 2022, Ocasio-Cortez actively advocated for policies that would directly alleviate her own student loan debt situation. One notable instance occurred in May 2022, when she took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to address a Marist poll that displayed President Biden’s low approval rating among young adults. Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, “Now would be a great time to cancel student loan debt, take significant climate action, and pass voting rights.”
The socialist congresswoman has not been shy about asserting her stance on student loan forgiveness. She enthusiastically welcomed President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan aimed at more than 800,000 borrowers, attributing its development to public pressure and organized efforts. Her advocacy didn’t stop after the Supreme Court rejected Biden’s plan, deeming congressional authorization necessary for such a program.
Ocasio-Cortez even expressed dissatisfaction with Biden’s “on-ramp” plan, which provides a 12-month period to assist borrowers in resuming loan repayment. She urged the complete suspension of interest payments, particularly for those with lower debt amounts.
As debates surrounding student loan debt cancellation and repayment plans continue to evolve, Ocasio-Cortez’s dual role as an advocate and a borrower raises serious questions about who exactly she really cares about.
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Imo anoichy betzara. This is is the few things she is doing right.
How is this different from Trump signing a huge tax cut for himself?
Self Serving: Trump (and his supporters in Congress) repealed the federal estate tax to save his children billions.
You forgot to mention …”But only if you are black or hispanic or from a foreign country , here on a free -bee” .
@Bklyntrucker,
There are two very important points that you left out.
1)You are a responsible person who went to college. You chose a path that will actually help you earn a living in the most realistic fashion that you physically can. You were also serious and dedicated to complete that and obtain a degree. Many chose non stem or not relevant degrees just because why not. Things like Art or anthropology or political science. And they drop out after 2 years. if the tax payer has to pay for college it shouldn’t be a free for all and should only be to those that earn their degree in meaningful STEM majors
2)When having the conversation about student debt forgiveness, the govt needs to have a conversation about colleges lowering tuition and costs too. Its time for colleges to cut the fat and get more lean too. They waste so much money and are never held accountable for the crisis. Many are also sitting on large endowments and can afford to cut tuition. Colleges need to share the burden too
To the YWN editors: Did AOC throw up right after this picture was taken?
Chaim87, your taxes will not go down if there is no loan forgiveness. I can guarantee you that.
Why does Yeshiva world insist on showing us this ugly disgusting rat face,whenever this treasonous criminally insane America hating witch opens her dirty mouth.
Just lost my lunch seeing that face.
AOC,has the face inteligence and morals of a rabies infected sewer rat.
Please spare us next time.
Thank you
@Bklyntrucker & @Cahim87 I would have to respectfully disagree.
If you decide to go to college and get a degree, no matter what the degree is, you should have to pay it back. Student loan forgiveness is like the government now saying ‘If you have a home with a mortgage, then we should forgive the bank loan.” It is not logical or sustainable.
The government could cap the college fees, or provide a fixed $ amount based on % of college cost. Why should 1 person who worked hard to pay off their student debt get $0 when they also incurred that cost.
This is nothing new – Politicians are 99% always in it for themselves, just some things are more obvious than others.
$174, 000 per year? She can afford to pay her own loans!
@Bklyntrucker, I beg to differ. if you forgive all loans its at a huge cost. I can tell you that on a state level in NJ they are offering Anchor Rebates and giving back taxes. They won’t do that if they need to pay for college.
All this though is a side point. The key point is most college money is wasted on on nonsense degree and bloated budgets including Rutgers spending $7M for a football coach.
@n/a,
One can make your argument about every govt program. Why should anyone get free insurance or food stamps while our grandparents who were survivors and starving had to sweat while we get programs. The answer is that we our now more compassionate. Now as it pertains to middle income earners who sweated thru college, we were promised the American dream college will help us earn more . But that’s not the case anymore . Now with govt programs so many low income part time workers earn more than accountants. Drs who should be paid the most earn peanuts. And medical school leaves them with a huge debt. They never thought they’d be so poor.
Just like you believe in any program debt forgiveness is no worse. But at the same time just like any program should have more meat to it with things like work requirements so should college debt. And it should only be limited so it isn’t abused. In fact it’s more vital to help the middle class than the poor . The poor have more money than the middle class with all thier programs. Middle class is broke.
And again colleges need to be forced to lower tuition and expenses too . Both should be done
“She urged the complete suspension of interest payments, particularly for those with lower debt amounts.”
clearly, she wasn’t a math major, or even particularly bright. the grads who need it the most AREN’T the ones with lower debt amounts!!! (she could have just screamed: “me, me, me!” instead, and not worn out so many of her gray cells.)