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The student loan forgiveness failed as far as I'm aware because Biden used a previous legislation which didn't actually allow for this instead of passing new legislation. If you write a law and you do something that the law doesn't let you do, you may get stopped by the courts. If you however want to do all the things that are needed to establish universal healthcare, you can put them in a bill and pass it with a simple majority in the United States of America. Don't ask me why it hasn't happened. I already said what I think.
Are you an American? I only ask because this is not as simple as you're making it out to be and that might be because you're not familiar with the Congressional arcana. Many Americans aren't either, of course, but given the context it'd be interesting to know.
Canadian since 2005, inevitably watching USpoli closely. Am likely much more familiar with it than the average American. Same goes for Canadian politics.