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On the recordAugust 4, 2015
Given the high default rate of students who don't complete college...if we had some sort of incentive in the form of very small loan forgiveness, that it would help provide the incentive that students need to complete college.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Senator Collins suggests loan forgiveness as an incentive for students to graduate.

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