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On the recordAugust 26, 2022
I don`t, because a lot of the people who take out student loans are the first generation -- in their family, first generation to go to college. A lot of them are from working class families.
Said by
Ro Khanna
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Khanna defends student loan forgiveness, arguing that many borrowers come from working-class backgrounds.

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