These are the 2 House Democrats who voted with Republicans to overturn Biden's student-loan forgiveness
for federal borrowers, along with ending the latest extension of the student-loan payment pause. The measure passed by a vote of 218-203 — but it wasn't just Republicans who voted in favor of the legislation.
Democratic Reps. Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington joined Republicans in voting in favor of overturning Biden's student-debt relief policies. Their offices did not respond to Insider's request for comment on why they voted to pass the bill, but Gluesenkamp Perezon Twitter on Thursday that"expansions of student debt forgiveness need to be matched dollar-for-dollar with investments in career & technical education.
"I'm all for repairing what's busted but the higher education system is totaled," she wrote."College costs too much & the credentials produced get unwarranted social status, justifying more cost increases by our country's elite. They need to snap out of it & the system needs a total overhaul."
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