Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced today that his office, in collaboration with 10 other state attorneys general, is suing President Joe Biden over his administration's latest student loan forgiveness plan. The Kansas Attorney General's Office filed the lawsuit in federal court.
"Once again, the Biden administration has decided to steal from the poor and give to the rich. He is forcing people who did not go to college, or who worked their way through college, to pay for the loans of those who ran up exorbitant student debt. This coalition of Republican attorneys general will stand in the gap and stop Biden," Kobach stated.
The multistate lawsuit contends that the U.S. Department of Education lacks the authority to alter student loan repayment plans, effectively canceling more than $156 million in student loan debt. It also references a U.S. Supreme Court decision from last summer that struck down an earlier version of Biden's student loan program, ruling it violated federal law and stating that only Congress can authorize such forgiveness.
"We intend to win again. The law simply does not allow Biden to do what he wants to do. Biden is trying to exercise the powers of a king rather than the powers of a President in a constitutional republic. We look forward to seeing the President's attorneys in court," Kobach added.
Attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah have joined Kobach in this lawsuit.
Read the court filing here.