Former Democratic New York state Senator Alessandra Biaggi has been slammed after complaining about her student debt, despite owning a $1.14 million home.
Biaggi had taken to social media on Friday to discuss the student loans she amassed during law school.
She tweeted: ‘In 2012, I graduated from Fordham Law School with $180,000 is student loan debt.
‘I’ve been paying loans for 11 years. Even paid two of them off completely. In 2023, my balance is $206,000.’
Her tweet came almost exactly one year after it was reported that her and her husband had purchased a home in ritzy Bedford worth $1.14 million.
Her grandfather is famed New York Democrat Mario Biaggi who represented the Bronx for ten terms, she represented the same area during her tenure in the state senate.
Former Democratic New York state Senator Alessandra Biaggi has been slammed after complaining about her student debt
The former state senator shared her thoughts on students loans after the news of the Supreme Court blocking Biden’s forgiveness plan spread
Biaggi moved into the property with her husband Nathaniel Koloc last year in Bedford, New York
Biaggi pictured with her husband, Nathaniel Koloc, the couple were married in 2019 and counted Hillary Clinton among their wedding guests
Biaggi tweeted following the decision from the Supreme Court to strike down President Biden’s student loan-forgiveness plan.
The 36-year-old, and her husband, Nathaniel Koloc, purchased the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home in the upscale suburban area Bedford in July 2022.
According to an article on the pair’s relationship in the New York Times, they were married in 2019 and counted former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton among their guests. The pair both worked on the former New York senator’s failed 2016 run.
The New York Post had reported that the house was a significant upgrade on Biaggi’s previous residence, a $691,006 condo in Pelham, New York, where she was registered to vote.
On social media, Biaggi was ridiculed for her tweet with users pointing out she should have paid off her loans before buying the home in Bedford, New York.
One person said she should seek out money expert Dave Ramsey, commenting: ‘You need Dave Ramsey, not Joe Biden.’
Another posted: ‘You signed the loan agreement. Didn’t you read it?’
One other said: ‘So you made choices and you’re dissatisfied with the consequences.
‘Okay, but this still isn’t anyone else’s financial responsibility but your own. You could have gone to a cheaper school. But you made your choices. Don’t run away from them.’
In response, Biaggi tweeted: ‘It may slightly upset the peanut gallery to learn that I don’t even qualify for loan forgiveness & can afford to pay these loans.
‘But many aren’t so privileged. So for those whose who qualify, may your loans be swiftly cancelled!’
Their home in Bedford, New York, is pictured here and features a large piece of land complete with a swimming pool
Social media users were quick to slam Biaggi over her tweet on Friday and her choices
Biaggi attends The Fashion Act Rally held by the Button and Needle Sculpture in Manhattan of New York City in February 2022 to protest climate change
Biaggi and her husband pictured with left-wing Senator Elizabeth Warren in 2016
It comes after the Supreme Court stuck down President Biden’s $400 billion student loans forgiveness plan.
The justices ruled 6-3 Biden’s controversial plan to wipe out debts for 26 million Americans at taxpayers’ expense was unconstitutional and an overreach of his executive power.
The plan would have eradicated $10,000 in debt for borrowers earning less than $125,000 and up to $20,000 for those with Pell Grants.
But it was challenged by six Republican states and two borrowers who argued Biden should have sought approval from Congress for a plan using substantial taxpayer funds.
President Biden called the decision ‘disappointing’ and ‘wrong’ and vowed to fight back in a statement released hours after the ruling came down.
The President said: ‘This fight is not over. I will have more to announce when I address the nation this afternoon.
‘My Administration’s student debt relief plan would have been the lifeline tens of millions of hardworking Americans needed as they try to recover from a once-in-a-century pandemic.’
Biden’s loan forgiveness has been a cornerstone of his presidency, and the ruling will be a massive blow to the administration that has fought against the piling debt.
