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STATEMENT: @usedgov announced the student loan portfolio will be transferred to the US Department of Treasury. Read SDCC's statement against this reckless transfer.
“Our entire economy is slowing down due to the #studentloan crisis.... An entire generation, which is now becoming one of the largest electorates in America, came of age and never saw American prosperity." @AOC gets it. 👏👏👏
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STATEMENT: We are disheartened by this news. We resolutely call on President Biden to cancel student debt by any means necessary by utilizing every alternative authority available to him. He must take action before the federal student loan payment pause ends on August 31.
We joined a diverse coalition of 237 civil rights and consumer protection organizations, including the @NAACP and several national labor unions, to send a letter to @JoeBiden urging him to use executive authority to #cancelstudentdebt.
BREAKING: @POTUS to extend the pause on federal student loan payments until June 30 or "until after legal challenges to President Joe Biden’s student-debt forgiveness plan are settled."
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#BREAKING: @POTUS and GOP #taxreform#taxplan eliminates the student loan interest deduction. We have been fighting to increase the deduction to help families pay for the cost of college - this is movement in the wrong direction!
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“If you care about #studentdebt cancellation, it is go time for you. You need to mobilize, and now is the time to organize to create the political pressure.” @AOC 👏👏👏
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Canceling student debt may be one of the best ways to avoid a recession in the next couple of years without fueling prices today.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calls on Pres. Biden to extend pause on student loan payments due to emergence of omicron variant.
“Students should not have this burden placed on their shoulders…COVID is still here.” abcn.ws/302mucS
“We NEED at least $50k minimum and there is support for 50k. We cannot take no for an answer. This will all come down to public pressure. We have a window to ORGANIZE." @AOCfinance.yahoo.com/news/aoc-t…
We just delivered *1.2 MILLION* petition signatures to @SenWarren. Thank you to all students, #studentloan borrowers, parents, and allies who made the petition to #CancelStudentDebt in response to the #COVID19 crisis our largest action ever!
Student debt is a racial justice issue.
Student debt is a gender equity issue.
Student debt is a mental health issue.
Student debt is an economic justice issue.
Student debt is an ISSUE.
BREAKING: Presidential candidate @JoeBiden just proposed forgiving all undergraduate federal #studentloan debt for borrowers who attended public colleges and universities.
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"One of the single most impactful things @POTUS can do is pursue student-loan cancellation. It's entirely within his power." @AOC and others are warning that not canceling student debt could be a political disaster for @JoeBiden.
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"Canceling $50,000 of student-loan debt would help tens of millions of Americans, people whose only sin was to be born into a family that couldn't write a check for them to go to school." @SenWarren urges @JoeBiden to #cancelstudentdebt 📣📣📣
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Military budget: $778 billion
PPP loans forgiven: $662 billion
Tax cut to the rich: $1.7 trillion
= $3.14 trillion
Give me one good reason why we cannot cancel $1.7 trillion in student debt.