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White House: At least 1.6 million Ohioans will see part of student loan forgiven

WASHINGTON D.C. — The White House released state-by-state data on how the Biden Administration’s plan for student debt relief will benefit borrowers in all fifty states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, according to a news release.

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At least 1.6 million Ohioans will see $10,000 of their student debt forgiven and involves people who make less than $125,000 a year, the White House said.

The estimated number of Pell Grant borrowers eligible for student debt relief will be at least 1 million Ohioans.

President Biden announced his student loan forgiveness plan on August 24.

The move drew criticism from both sides of the political aisle in Ohio.

News Center 7 spoke with Governor Mike DeWine on August 25.

“I’m very sympathetic to anyone who has a student debt, I get it. But I’ve also heard from people who paid off their debt and they say, ‘well what about me?’ Where’s the equity, where’s the fairness to that?” Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said.

DeWine’s Democrat opponent in the governor’s race, former Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, provided the following the statement:

“I was the first in my family to graduate from college - and I graduated with loans. For too many working families, the cost of higher education has now become unattainable. We need to help students afford the education they want, whether that’s a college degree, an apprenticeship, or something else. But this policy is not fair to the thousands of Ohioans who made the decision to not attend college because of the cost or for those who have already paid off their loans.”

Ohio U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown supported the move.

“For too long, student debt has prevented generations of Americans from pursuing their dreams and seeing their hard work pay off. Now, President Joe Biden is providing relief and helping those Americans start families, buy homes, and open businesses. This will go a long way for many Ohioans.”

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