Originally published at: NOT ‘GOOD ENOUGH’: Warren Says Feds Must ‘Cancel Student Debt’ to Combat Coronavirus | Sean Hannity
Failed presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren doubled-down on her demands for the cancellation of all student debt Friday; saying the federal government must eliminate outstanding loans to help fight the Coronavirus.
“This still isn’t good enough. We need to #cancelstudentdebt payments during this emergency, not pause them. And the federal government should cancel at least $10,000 for all student borrowers to help families & our economy,” posted Warren on social media.
This still isn't good enough. We need to #cancelstudentdebt payments during this emergency, not pause them. And the federal government should cancel at least $10,000 for all student borrowers to help families & our economy. https://t.co/druvoPv96n
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) March 20, 2020
Former presidential hopeful Kamala Harris urged the federal government to release “low-risk” inmates from prisons to avoid potential Coronavirus outbreaks in jails and detention centers across the country.
“Harris, a onetime Democratic presidential hopeful, sent a letter on Thursday to Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Michael Carvajal arguing that the close quarters prisoners live in – paired with the strict measures the BOP is taking distance inmates from the public – makes them particularly susceptible to the COVID-19 virus,” reports Fox News.
“In the midst of this crisis, BOP should be taking reasonable steps to reduce the incarcerated population and guard against potential exposure to coronavirus,” Harris said. “At this time, BOP—in coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice — can and should request the release of low-risk individuals who are in pretrial detention because of money bail.”
“But instead, it appears that BOP is responding to the threat of coronavirus with extreme measures that both maintain current levels of incarceration and penalize the incarcerated community— including by suspending social and legal visitation, suspending inmate facility transfers, and potentially locking down institutions,” she added.
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Source: Fox News
