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Jim Himes: “Students have an average debt when they leave college of nearly $37,000. Unfortunately, we are the second highest rate…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2019
Students have an average debt when they leave college of nearly $37,000. Unfortunately, we are the second highest rate in the United States.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Himes highlights the significant student debt crisis in Pennsylvania.

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