Education Sec. Cardona Brags About Spending Almost $180B on Student Loan Forgiveness

HOST Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ student loan relief According ░░░░░░░░ your own department s ░░░░░░░░ your administration forgave 166 ░░░░░░░░ in loans a huge ░░░░░░░░ That s despite the ░░░░░░░░ Court ruling CARDONA Right ░░░░░░░░ against the president s ░░░░░░░░ You constantly saw this ░░░░░░░░ about it CARDONA Right ░░░░░░░░ from Republicans Did that ░░░░░░░░ you that so many ░░░░░░░░ were against forgiving these ░░░░░░░░ CARDONA Yeah You know ░░░░░░░░ s over 176 billion ░░░░░░░░ to 5 million people ░░░░░░░░ this country s lives ░░░░░░░░ as a result of ░░░░░░░░ policies And am I ░░░░░░░░ I m not You ░░░░░░░░ it s unfortunate though ░░░░░░░░ when we are bailing ░░░░░░░░ the airline industries or ░░░░░░░░ out banks we don ░░░░░░░░ see the level of ░░░░░░░░ that we see when ░░░░░░░░ re trying to support ░░░░░░░░ collar hardworking families here ░░░░░░░░ America with some of ░░░░░░░░ student debt relief The ░░░░░░░░ is broken And I ░░░░░░░░ really proud of that ░░░░░░░░ Every corner there s ░░░░░░░░ You know we were ░░░░░░░░ challenged But still 5 ░░░░░░░░ people over 170 billion ░░░░░░░░ debt relief And many ░░░░░░░░ these folks are public ░░░░░░░░ The people that we ░░░░░░░░ were you know people ░░░░░░░░ we needed in our ░░░░░░░░ are firefighters are police ░░░░░░░░ veterans Everyone that we ░░░░░░░░ essential four years ago ░░░░░░░░ benefiting from public service ░░░░░░░░ forgiveness So this is ░░░░░░░░ program that I m ░░░░░░░░ of And no other ░░░░░░░░ has come close to ░░░░░░░░ debt relief that we ░░░░░░░░ and fixing a broken ░░░░░░░░