Jeff Merkley: “You say that you want to reduce the burden of debt, but you have…”

On the recordJune 5, 2017

You say that you want to reduce the burden of debt, but you have established a new program that is actually the same program.

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Merkley criticizes DeVos for making a repayment program more expensive.

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