While the Supreme Court makes a decision whether to block President Joe Biden's massive new Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) student loan repayment program, he announced today another round of another student loan forgiveness – roughly $1.2 billion in additional student loan relief for 35,000 borrowers across the country who work in public service, announced the Department of Education.

Today's announcement brings the total loan forgiveness approved by administration to $168.5 billion for 4.76 million Americans, which includes $69.2 billion for 946,000 million borrowers through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The Education Department said that the relief was made possible via its work to overhaul the PSLF program, which allows public employees to apply for forgiveness after making 10 years' worth of payments.

"These 35,000 borrowers approved for forgiveness today are public service workers – teachers, nurses, law enforcement officials, and first responders who have dedicated their lives to strengthening their communities," announced Pres. Biden.