CNN
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) told CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday that President Biden prioritized the wrong people in his student loan relief announcement this week—despite previously urging for that relief just years prior.
The House representative and current Democratic nominee for the state’s open Senate seat admonished Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt for some recipients on State of the Union. “There are a lot of people hurting in our society right now,” he said. “People are getting crushed with inflation, crushed with gas prices, food prices, and all the rest. And I think a targeted approach right now really does send the wrong message.”
But Ryan’s objection flew in the face of an October 2018 tweet in which he pleaded for student debt relief. He followed that tweet with House votes in 2020 that supported $10,000 in student debt relief.