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Tag: student loans

JUST IN: Obama Forgives Entire $7.7 Billion Student Debt Of Permanently Disabled Americans

Excellent news for 400,000 Americans!

April 13, 2016
Republicans Just Killed A Vital College Loan Program For Low-Income Students

After fifty-seven years and thirty million low-income students helped, the Perkins Loan program is no more.

October 12, 2015
Watch: Elizabeth Warren Blows Conan's Mind With Sad Truth About Student Loans

In this clip, Elizabeth Warren breaks down the sad, exploitative practices of American student loans to Conan O’Brien. To raucous applause, she announces her bill to reduce student loan interest rate, and then rails against the foundation of the entire system, established in the George Bush days, where the interest rate is “set for after…

April 8, 2015
Watch: Elizabeth Warren Scolds Republicans for Screwing Students While Coddling Billionaires

In this video, middle-class champion and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren introduces her bill to refinance student loans and scolds Republicans for blocking previous versions and then “doing nothing”– while finding plenty of time to sneak tax loopholes for billionaires into the budget. Over forty million Americans have their futures and opportunities encumbered by the weight…

March 26, 2015