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Unbelievable. >> speaking of which, buck mckeon was ready to talk. i wasnt going to let anything stop me from holding his feet to the fire. i was angry and determined. and surprisingly hungry. >> satisfied with capturing some of the wall art, i provide myself to meet the former congressman face to face. >> hi, mister chairman, thank you for your time. >> have a seat. >> enough was enough. it was time to talk to this cowboy. i was ready to rake him through the coals. >> thank you so much for your...

- nice to meet you. im blake. [inaudible] >> police are what your step. >> nice to meet you, i am blake. >> hi blake, thank you for setting with us. we are focused on student debt. particularly the issue of bankruptcy. 1998 higher education act. there is a one or two line provision that was not an. you are in congress at the time, do you remember that? >> it really was not even publicized. it was not brought to the attention of most members. it wasnt until it was all over, you look back, and you...

Cancer, physical disability. >> let me understand this. the way to get rid of student debt right now is to have cancer? thats probably the best way? >> well, unfortunately, that would be a help. >> okay, who is responsible for this craziness? >> there is no name that i can find attached to who did it. nobody seems to be willing to step up and take credit for it. >> wait, wait -- nobody put their name to it? we dont actually know who did this? >> now. it was like a whisper in the wind. i dont kno...

Cease—fire and ultimately the good friday agreement of 1998. it also meant that an uncountable number of lives were saved.— uncountable number of lives were saved. looking back, its a decree were saved. looking back, its a degree of— were saved. looking back, its a degree of pride _ were saved. looking back, its a degree of pride that - were saved. looking back, its a degree of pride that i - were saved. looking back, its a degree of pride that i played a degree of pride that i played a sm...

Called viagra. he was very satisfied with the results. - speaking of tireless stallions who just wont slow down... - steve kornacki, who has gotten some rest, >> that would mean going back is back at the big board tonight. to when the faithful provision was passed. -- >> speaking of tireless stallions wont slow down -- >> steve kornacki, who has gotten some, rest is back at the big board tonight. >> msnbcs steve kornacki is not just a master of the election night big board. or a khaki pants icon...

>> we thought it should be a pbo. >> the takeaway that was the lot of programs to help teachers. >> additional professional development. >> and kids. and they were smart about a bunch of things. >> in 1998 nobody was thinking about distance learning. >> but, all right, im gonna ask you about one particular provision that some feel has not aged well. >> okay. >> two lines were inserted into that multi hundred-page bill that made it so that federal student loans could not be discharged through ban...

♪ ♪ ♪ >> as i sat there preparing, i started to get nervous. was this another dead and? was i just wasting everyones time? lets talk about a decision that was made in 1998. during the reauthorization. talking to the congressional staffers at the time, with respect, specifically to the provision that barred student loans from being discharged through bankruptcy. what had essentially happened to that. >> there are a number of programs that people wanted. they went to the education department...

>> bankruptcy. >> what do you mean? >> it is for all intents impossible to discharge student loans and bankruptcy. >> wait, i thought that all debt needs to be discharged in bankruptcy -- >> except for student loans. >> in 1998, they essentially took bankruptcy protections permanently away for all-time, from federal student loans. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> could this be true? and isnt bankruptcy a bad thing. >> i think the first time i heard the word bankrupt wasnt wheel of fortune. the audience goes oh, a...

But in the autumn of 1993 with no sign of the violence ending, roberts secret mission was exposed. he resigned from m15. the operation look like a failure. but that is not the end of the story. the ira still had a desire to carry on nothing a way forward, remembering roberts words, the final solution is union, this island will be as one. i believe that roberts words helped pave the way for the ceasefire and, ultimately, the good friday agreement of 1998. it also meant that an uncountable number ...

Roberts secret mission was exposed. he resigned from m15. the operation looked like a failure. but thats not the end of the story. the ira still had a desire to carry on discussing a way forward, remembering roberts words, "the final solution is union, this island will be as one." i believe that roberts words helped pave the way for the ceasefire and, ultimately, the good friday agreement of 1998. it also meant that an uncountable number of lives were saved. looking back, its a degree of pride t...