On the recordJune 24, 2014
That sentiment crushes aspirations because students who absorb that lesson, it is the opposite of what I heard from my working class father which was, Go through those school doors and work hard.
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congress.govThat sentiment crushes aspirations because students who absorb that lesson, it is the opposite of what I heard from my working class father which was, Go through those school doors and work hard.
Merkley contrasts current student debt fears with his own encouraging upbringing.
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