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Citing ‘Racial Inequality,’ Schumer Asks Biden To ‘Flick His Pen’ And Cancel $50,000 In Student Debt

Ben Zeisloft
Citing ‘Racial Inequality,’ Schumer Asks Biden To ‘Flick His Pen’ And Cancel $50,000 In Student Debt
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Lawmakers asked President Biden to single-handedly cancel student loan debt.

During a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), joined by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), stressed the purported economic benefits of pausing — and outright ending — federal student loan payments. 

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