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Tom Harkin: A student who has debt can't walk away from that debt.

On the recordAugust 3, 2010
A student who has debt can't walk away from that debt.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the permanence of student loan debt.

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