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On the recordAugust 29, 2022
If you are that slacker barista who wasted seven years in college studying completely useless things, now has loans and can’t get a job, Joe Biden just gave you 20 grand, if you can get off the bong for a minute and head down to the voting station, or just send in your mail-in ballot that the Democrats have helpfully sent you.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas
Source
msnbc.com

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Ted Cruz criticizes student loan forgiveness and suggests it may increase voter turnout among young people.

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