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Tim Walberg: It is a bit surreal to be sitting here on a committee talking about student loan debts and trying to come to a solution…

On the recordMarch 12, 2013
It is a bit surreal to be sitting here on a committee talking about student loan debts and trying to come to a solution when we are having a great deal of difficulty in dealing with $16.5 trillion debt.
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Tim Walberg
Republican · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Walberg highlights the irony of discussing student loans amid national debt issues.

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