A staffer for a Democratic congresswoman crowed on social media on Thursday about getting his student loans forgiven by the Biden administration, saying “elections matter,” but it turns out his boss previously opposed cancelling student loans.
Representative Marcy Kaptur’s (D-OH) communications director Ben Kamens posted a photo of the letter informing him that his student debt had been forgiven.
“Just got a call to let me know my student debt has been canceled,” Kamens wrote.
“This is why elections matter. Thanks @JoeBiden,” he added.
The letter showed a total of $8,250 in student loans from 2010 were forgiven Kamens.
“Congratulations! The Biden-Harris Administration has forgiven your federal student loan(s),” read the letter from Nelnet, the country’s largest servicer of student loans.
Back in 2022, Kaptur, an Ohio Democrat, criticized the Biden administration’s…