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Here are the Democrats who have vocalized their mixed reviews of Biden's student loan forgiveness plan

  • Biden announced he would forgive $10,000 in federal student-loan debt for borrowers earning under $125,000 per year.
  • Though Democrats have long called for student debt relief, Congressional actions have stalled.

President Joe Biden's sweeping student loan forgiveness plan has drawn mixed reactions from Democrats, many of whom have long-called for student debt relief.

Biden announced Wednesday that he would cancel $10,000 in student debt for borrowers making under $125,000 per year, and $20,000 in debt for students who received Pell Grants.

Republicans railed against the plan, calling it "astonishingly unfair," while some Democrats called for even more relief. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez said she would "keep pushing" for more relief for "those in the highest amounts of debt."

While critiques from Republicans were to be expected, here are the Democrats who have criticized Biden's debt relief plan and what they said.

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