During the Court crisis of the 1930's Chief Justice Hughes approached First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt at a reception and told her quietly "The president has all the power he needs in the tax law." The Court had struck down early New Deal legislation because, it concluded, President Roosevelt had based the programs on the wrong enabling law. Chief Justice Roberts today signaled in bold that if the administration changed its enabling legislation--or, instead of canceling student loan debt it "waived" repayment under permissible guidelines--the purpose President Biden aimed to serve would be met. That is what PoJo announced today his administration will do.
