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Ilhan Omar: If we can afford trillions of dollars in tax cuts to corporations, we can certainly afford to cancel all student debt.

On the recordJune 23, 2021
If we can afford trillions of dollars in tax cuts to corporations, we can certainly afford to cancel all student debt.
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Ilhan Omar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Omar argues for debt cancellation by comparing it to corporate tax cuts.

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