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On the recordMarch 15, 2016
Because this student loan debt, which has reached $1.2 trillion nationwide for 40 million borrowers, making the average student loan burden $29,000 upon graduation, is a major challenge for all of us.
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Nita Lowey
Democratic · New York

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Lowey highlights the significant burden of student loan debt on graduates.

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