78k public service workers get student debt relief [Video]

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The White House announced Thursday that student loans for 77,700 public service workers have been cancelled.

Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Jon Donenberg says that the Biden administration wants to do even more.

“We’re announcing another 78,000 today and we’re going to keep going,” he said. “The president has been very clear on what his goal is. He is not taking his foot off the gas.”

Public service workers will receive an email from the president thanking them for their service and informing them about their loan forgiveness. The emails will start being sent out Thursday and will continue in the coming weeks.

Emails will also be sent to public service workers who have made their payments and are 1 to 2 years away from eligibility, instructing them to continue payments to ensure forgiveness.

In a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the original $400 billion student loan forgiveness plan that President …