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On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
Since 2007, 1 year before the last reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, student debt has tripled and the number of students with debt has grown from 28 million to 44 million.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Highlighting the alarming increase in student debt over the years.

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