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Biden 'Can and Must Go Big,' Say Progressives Urging President to #CancelStudentDebt
The reality of college tuition debt was on display at the Northeastern University graduation at the TD Garden in Boston on May 3, 2019. (Photo: Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Top Democrats in Congress Call On Biden—'With the Stroke of a Pen'—to Cancel Up to $50,000 in Student Debt
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conference about student debt outside the U.S. Capitol on February 4, 2021 in Washington, D.C., flanked by Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.), Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.). (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Sens. Warren and Schumer, along with Rep. Pressley, are leading the push for the president to "lift this impossible burden" on borrowers.
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'Now Let's Cancel Them,' Demands AOC as Biden Extends Pause on Student Loan Payments
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Biden can cancel all $1.7 trillion of student debt by executive order," said...
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'Complicity, Cowardice, and Complete Incompetence': Dodging 25th Amendment Push, Betsy DeVos Resigns
Jake Johnson, staff writer
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House on Thursday, July 9, 2020 in Washington, D.C.
"Good riddance, Betsy. You were the worst Secretary of Education ever."
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President-elect Joe Biden announces Miguel Cardona as his nominee for Education Secretary at the Queen theatre on December 23, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.
'Unacceptable' and 'Immoral,' Say Progressives After Biden Admits He Will Be 'Unlikely' to Cancel Student Debt
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill on October 20, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)
Warren Presses Biden to Enact 'Effective Economic Stimulus' With Single Pen Stroke: Cancel Student Debt
This graduate of Pasadena City College is one of nearly 46 million borrowers in the U.S. weighed down by $1.7 trillion in student loan debt. (Photo: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
60% of US Voters Support Biden Canceling $50,000 of Student Loan Debt Per Person: Poll
Progressives are calling on President-elect Joe Biden and his Education Department to cancel student debt. (Photo: YouTube/screenshot)
Nearly 20 Dozen Groups Demand Biden Cancel All Federal Student Debt on Day One by Executive Order
The reality of college tuition debt was on display at the Northeastern University graduation at the TD Garden in Boston on May 3, 2019. (Photo: Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
'Giving People Free Stuff is Popular': Democrats Urged to Go Big as #CancelStudentDebt Demand Goes Viral
'If Biden Wants to Be FDR, He Should Immediately Cancel Student Debt': President-Elect Urged to Go Big
Sens. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led a group of Democrats in introducing a resolution on student loan cancellation. (Photo: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdmc/21502010111">Senate Democrats</a>/flickr/cc)</p>
With Eye on Biden Victory, Warren and Schumer Unveil Plan to Cancel Up to $50,000 for Federal Student Loan Borrowers
Teacher Deaths and College-Town Outbreaks Deepen Concern Over Covid-19 Risks Stirred by School Reopenings
Public Health Experts Denounce New CDC Document Pushing School Reopenings as 'Politically Driven' and 'Irresponsible'
Trump Blocks CDC Officials From Testifying to Education Panel on School Reopenings
Trump and GOP Weighing Plan to 'Punish' Schools That Don't Reopen by Withholding Covid-19 Funds
Teachers Say Rush to Reopen Schools Without Safety Plan Shows Trump and DeVos 'Do Not Care About Students'

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