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Pramila Jayapal: “It was a promise, it was a contract, people followed the rules and then at the end of the game, they were told that they…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
It was a promise, it was a contract, people followed the rules and then at the end of the game, they were told that they didn't qualify.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

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Jayapal discusses broken promises regarding student loan forgiveness for public service workers.

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