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On the recordDecember 12, 2017
The gentleman mentioned this one, but I think we need to focus on it. Right now, if you are going to go to college, almost every person is going to have to borrow money. Student debt is over $1.2 trillion. Young men and women who graduate are burdened by that student debt. They are not buying cars. They are not building any business. They are trying to pay off the debt. They are able to deduct the interest on that debt. It helps them out a little bit. So what do our Republican friends do? They eliminate the interest deduction on student debt. The gentleman has spoken to this.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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