New York progressive MP Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faced President Biden on Wednesday after he categorically rejected his proposal to forgive $ 50,000 in student debt per person.
Ocasio-Cortez, a far-left Democrat who represents parts of the Bronx and Queens, noted that even Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer supports his idea.
Biden said on a Tuesday night at CNN City Hall, “I am not going to make this happen” because he is concerned with directing federal funds to Harvard and Yale graduates, rather than “initial education for young children who come from circumstances. disadvantaged “.
The self-styled 31-year-old socialist, known by the initials AOC, turned to Twitter to berate Biden for her stance, noting that she had won the support of Schumer (D-NY), against whom she is supposedly thinking of a 2022 main challenge.
“1. Who cares what school someone went to? Entire generations of working-class children were encouraged to go into more debt under the guise of elitism. This is wrong, ”Ocasio-Cortez tweeted in response for the president.
“two. Nowhere is it written that we should swap early childhood education for the forgiveness of the student loan. We can have both. “
She added: “The case against student loan forgiveness is looking more unstable by the day. We have the * Senate Majority Leader * on board to forgive $ 50k.
“Biden is holding back, but many of the arguments against it just don’t hold up to close inspection. We can and must do this. Keep pushing! “
Seeking to take advantage of its social media stardom, AOC issued a seven tweets topic begging supporters of student loan forgiveness to call on lawmakers to keep the idea alive.
“Representatives are human beings! The stories are persuasive and we can use their stories to convince others, ”she wrote.