New York’s progressive representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took on President Biden on Wednesday after flatly rejected her proposal to forgive $ 50,000 in student debt per person.
Ocasio-Cortez, a far-left Democrat representing parts of the Bronx and Queens, noted that even Senate Leader Chuck Schumer supports her idea.
Biden said on a Tuesday night to CNN town hall, “I’m not going to let that happen” because he is concerned about sending federal funds to Harvard and Yale graduates rather than “early education for young children coming from underprivileged circumstances” .
The 31-year-old self-proclaimed socialist, known by the initials AOC, took to Twitter to scold Biden for the position, noting that she had enlisted the support of Schumer (D-NY), against whom she reportedly faced a 2022 primary challenge.
“1. Who cares what school someone went to? Entire generations of working-class children have been encouraged to take on more debt under the guise of elitism. This is wrong, ”Ocasio-Cortez tweeted in response to the president.
“2. Nowhere does it say that we should exchange early childhood education for student loan forgiveness. We can have both. “
She added: “The case against student loan forgiveness is looking shaky by the day. We have the * Senate Majority Leader * on board to forgive $ 50k.
Biden holds back, but many of the arguments against it just don’t hold up on closer inspection. We can and should do it. Keep pushing! “
In an effort to capitalize on its social media stardom, AOC released a sequel seven tweet thread proponents of student loan forgiveness beg to call lawmakers to keep the idea alive.
“Representatives are people! Stories are compelling and we can use your stories to convince others, ”she wrote.