# Miguel Cardona on The No Agenda Show

Miguel Cardona comes up in 5 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from August 2023 to June 2024.

- **Chapters:** 5
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** August 2023 – June 2024
- **Related topics:** [Student Loans](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/student-loans.md), [Civil Rights](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/civil-rights.md), [Debt Forgiveness](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/debt-forgiveness.md), [Department Of Education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/department-of-education.md), [Save Program](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/save-program.md), [Anti-semitism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/anti-semitism.md), [Biden Administration](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/biden-administration.md), [Federal Court](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/federal-court.md), [Missouri](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/missouri.md), [Nbc News](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nbc-news.md)

## Chapters 1–5 of 5

### Student Loan SAVE Plan, Legal Challenges

- **Episode:** [1672: Sand Battery](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1672-sand-battery.md)
- **Published:** 2024-06-27
- **Time:** 1:59:44–2:01:58
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1672-sand-battery/chapter/student-loan-save-plan-legal-challenges.md

Two federal judges have temporarily blocked President Biden's "SAVE" student loan repayment plan following lawsuits from Republican attorneys general. The administration argues the plan is necessary to help borrowers afford basic costs, while critics claim the Education Secretary overstepped his legal authority.

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### Miguel Cardona, Department of Education, and Title VI

- **Episode:** [1609: Pain Sponge](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1609-pain-sponge.md)
- **Published:** 2023-11-19
- **Time:** 1:44:16–1:50:30
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1609-pain-sponge/chapter/miguel-cardona-department-of-education-and-title-vi.md

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announced investigations into seven schools, including Cornell and Columbia, following complaints of anti-semitism and Islamophobia. Cardona emphasized the "freedom to learn" and threatened to withhold federal funding under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. The move is characterized as a PR campaign to address the "Genocide Joe" sentiment among young Democratic voters.

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### The View, Civil Rights Agency, and Student Protests

- **Episode:** [1609: Pain Sponge](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1609-pain-sponge.md)
- **Published:** 2023-11-19
- **Time:** 1:50:31–1:55:08
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1609-pain-sponge/chapter/the-view-civil-rights-agency-and-student-protests.md

Secretary Miguel Cardona appeared on "The View" to further discuss the Department of Education's role as a "civil rights agency." He claimed the department has received more complaints in the last month than in the entire previous year. The discussion argues that the government is overstepping by targeting student protests, which have been a staple of American campus life since the 1960s.

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### Student Loan SAVE Program and De Facto Debt Forgiveness

- **Episode:** [1587: Comely](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1587-comely.md)
- **Published:** 2023-09-03
- **Time:** 2:12:27–2:16:59
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1587-comely/chapter/student-loan-save-program-and-de-facto-debt-forgiveness.md

The new "SAVE" program for student loans is analyzed as a form of "stealth" debt forgiveness. Producers share experiences where their monthly payments were reduced to zero dollars despite high incomes, with interest accrual also being eliminated. The hosts argue the government is using the program to forgive loans without making a formal announcement.

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### Student Loan Repayment Resumption and Boycott Movements

- **Episode:** [1586: Escaped Mutant](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1586-escaped-mutant.md)
- **Published:** 2023-08-31
- **Time:** 1:44:20–1:47:32
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1586-escaped-mutant/chapter/student-loan-repayment-resumption-and-boycott-movements.md

As student loan payments are set to resume in October, a movement to boycott repayments has gained traction on social media. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona warns of consequences like wage garnishment, though the administration has promised a one-year "on-ramp" where missed payments won't be reported to credit agencies. The hosts characterize the administration's shifting policies as a strategy to secure votes ahead of the 2024 election.

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