Arizona joins six states in suing to block Biden's Academia bailout

After Schumer’s speech, Arizona GOP Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed a lawsuit against the president’s student loan forgiveness program. It came after other states, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Carolina, filed their own lawsuits, The Daily Wire reported.

“The president’s action is contrary to several recent United States Supreme Court decisions striking down federal agencies’ assertion of power never granted to them by Congress,” the attorney general said. “Despite being told by members of congress he cannot pursue such an action, Biden is relying on the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act (HEROES Act) and the COVID-19 pandemic. The HEROES Act was a response to the September 11th attacks to relieve active-duty personnel from financial hardship while defending our nation.”

“The act also includes individuals who reside in disaster areas affected by a national emergency. The president attempts to stretch the HEROES Act to assert authority over all borrowers in the country, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as a national emergency and the entire United States as a disaster area,” he said.