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Jim McDermott: “The average debt of a student coming--62 percent of the students in this country come out of college $35,000 in debt.”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2016
The average debt of a student coming--62 percent of the students in this country come out of college $35,000 in debt.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott discusses the average student debt burden.

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