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Paul Ryan will reportedly criticize Trump’s GOP in his next speech

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Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan had excerpts from his next speech allegedly leaked to Punchbowl News. He is set to speak at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California Thursday. Apparently according to the excerpts, he plans to lead the GOP away from “populist appeal of one personality” or else “then we’re not going anywhere.”

“Once again, we conservatives find ourselves at a crossroads. And here’s one reality we have to face: If the conservative cause depends on the populist appeal of one personality, or on second-rate imitations, then we’re not going anywhere. Voters looking for Republican leaders want to see independence and mettle,” the excerpts read. The “one personality” is interpreted to mean former President Trump.

Allegedly, Ryan’s speech does give Trump some credit for ” such incredibly powerful and inclusive economic growth.” “It was the populism of President Trump in action, tethered to conservative principles,” the speech reads.

According to Ryan, there’s a way to win more people over to the conservative side, and it’s not getting into culture wars. “As the left gets more ‘woke,’ the rest of America is getting weary. It’s exhausting. And we conservatives have to be careful not to get caught up in every little cultural battle,” his speech reads. “Sometimes these skirmishes are just creations of outrage peddlers, detached from reality and not worth anybody’s time. They draw attention away from the far more important case we must make to the American people.”

Yet, some are taking Ryan’s advice with a grain of salt. Author Todd Starnes took to Twitter to scoff Ryan.

https://twitter.com/toddstarnes/status/1397957601472745480

But Ryan also plans to criticize the current president, warning that Biden is “pursuing an agenda more leftist than any president in my lifetime.”

“In 2020, the country wanted a nice guy who would move to the center and depolarize our politics. Instead, we got a nice guy pursuing an agenda more leftist than any president in my lifetime. These policies might have the full approval of his progressive supporters, but they break faith with the middle-of-the-road folks who made the difference for him on Election Day,” the excerpts read.

Some fellow anti-Trump conservatives seemed to welcome Ryan with open arms. The View’s former host Ana Navarro-Cardenas tweeted “Welcome to the Club, Paul.”

On the other hand, others questioned how much pull Ryan has anyways, since its been years since he’s worked for the government. Newsmax White House Correspondent Emerald Robinson seems to think that he won’t sway anyone.

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White House announced $6 billion student loan forgiveness for 78,000 public service workers

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The White House recently announced a $6 billion loan forgiveness program. Nurses, teachers and firefighters are among the 78,000 public service workers who will qualify. Fox Business reports:

Due to fixes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, workers that never received forgiveness are now having their debts partially forgiven or canceled. Only about 7,000 public service borrowers received forgiveness prior to the Biden Administration, now that total hovers closer to 870,000, the announcement said.

“Today’s announcement comes on top of the significant progress we’ve achieved for students and student loan borrowers in the past few years,” the announcement stated. “This includes: providing the largest increases in Pell Grants in over a decade to help families who earn less than roughly $60,000 a year; fixing Income-Driven Repayment plans so borrowers in repayment for years get the relief they earned; and creating the most generous Income-Driven Repayment plan in history – the SAVE plan.”

However, there is concern over fairness that older generations are still paying off student loans and could risk losing Social Security. A group of representatives wrote a letter to Congress, hoping to address the issue of seniors still paying down student loans. Currently, under the Treasury Offset Program (TOP), the government can collect funds, such as tax refunds and Social Security, to pay outstanding student loan balances, reports Fox Business.

“Under the TOP, the federal government can withhold up to 15 percent of monthly Social Security or disability benefits for defaulted student loans,” the lawmakers explained in their letter.

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