Republicans are charting a new path to take on President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan even as it remains in limbo at the Supreme Court. A decision on Friday by the Government Accountability Office that Biden’s debt relief program is subject to the congressional review opens a new procedural tool for GOP lawmakers to try to block the measure — even if it has little chance of overcoming a presidential veto.
Leading the effort is Sen. Bill Cassidy, who took over the top GOP spot on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee this year.