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Ayanna Pressley: “You cannot overstate $1.6 trillion in debt crushing close to 45 million borrowers. You cannot describe that as anything…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
You cannot overstate $1.6 trillion in debt crushing close to 45 million borrowers. You cannot describe that as anything less than a crisis.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Pressley emphasizes the severity of student loan debt affecting millions.

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