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Summer Lee: “But we are finding more and more that students are not having that same opportunity, and, in fact, research from the…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2019
But we are finding more and more that students are not having that same opportunity, and, in fact, research from the Brookings Institute predicts that by 2023, nearly 40 percent of borrowers may default on their loans.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Lee highlights the growing student loan default crisis affecting low-income and minority students.

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