#shorts On 1/27/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “I wanted to ask about the student debt relief cases that the Supreme Court is going to consider next month.
KJP: Say that one more time? I’m so sor- —
Reporter: The — it’s okay, I’ll be louder. The student debt cases that the Supreme Court is going to consider next month —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I’m sorry, I still didn’t — didn’t hear you. The first part?
Reporter: Student debt.
KJP: Oh, student — (laughs) —
Reporter: Student debt.
KJP: It’s me. It’s not you.
Reporter: Okay. The student debt cases. One of the questions that’s at issue in both of the cases is whether the President went beyond his authority in pardoning all of that debt. Can you talk about more of what these cases mean for your broader agenda?
There’s been a lot of different executive actions that the President has taken that have been questioned by the Supreme Court — outside of the context of student debt, which I know is something you all really care about — but thinking about how these cases could impact, going forward, how the President uses his own authority on other issues?
KJP: So, look, I — you know, I’ll say — I’ll just speak to this more broadly. And, look, we’re confident in our legal authority to carry — carry out this program as it re- — as it relates specifically to the student debt. And, you know, we’re looking for — we’re looking for a plan — the President — this was a plan that the President put forward to move things forward … And if you think about his plan, it is working. It is indeed working. And he always is going to take steps and use his bully pulpit to — to make sure that Americans have an opportunity to really — to really not be left behind. That is so important, so that they can — If you think about loan program, it’ll give Americans who can buy a car, can start a family, can buy a home …”
other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/c6NuAcLtQfM
Student debt relief program can buy a car, can buy a home, his plan is working, is indeed working