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His spending has eroded our ability to pay our national debt. so when you think about it, harris, were in arrears every month about 100 to $120 million. there are is money we can claw back and bring into the treasury and forestall lifting the debt ceiling if we would do it. green new deal programs that are $350 billion in subsidies and tax credits. you have this student loan deferment and forgiveness programs. that scores at $609 billion. you have so much thats out there that this administration...

Many lawyers begin their careers burdened with six-figure debts. A recent presidential executive order and a federal loan forgiveness program offer some relief.

Many lawyers begin their careers burdened with six-figure debts. A recent presidential executive order and a federal loan forgiveness program offer some relief.

When democrats are gaining momentum going into the midterm election showing it is yet another promise kept by this president. and by the way, it was a promise he made to voters, to constituents, not just young people, but, yes, young people during the campaign. he didnt just come up with this. and by the way, its rich that republicans are talking about fairness when they have passed billions and billions of dollars in corporate tax cuts, in corporate socialism, and now theyre talking about fairn...

That shows that 49% of the americans think the u.s. government is not going enough. its doing too little to address student loan debt. do you think there might be another extension on this pause? or do you expect that the white house is going to make some gesture toward potential voters before the midterm elections? >> yeah. i think we are 12 days away from the resumption as scheduled, according to the government today. i think, you know, weve been told to sort of not communicate with borrowers ...

When he does sort of explicitly bring up that contrast between his administration, his agenda, and what the republicans are doing, it actually kind of stands out because its not something that he spends a lot of time focusing on. just one example that is an issue thats out there a lot recently is student debt forgiveness. its something the president doesnt talk about very much even though this is an administration that has already cancelled billions of dollars in student loan debt through variou...

The last thing ill say about this is right now there are seven federal programs that are designed to support loan forgiveness. five of the seven are focused on low income individuals, low income learners or people who are facing financial hardship. right now congress while debating and they could do their job and pass legislation that would address some of these questions that would relieve the administration of having to do anything. but right now there could be expansion within any of those fi...

They would have to read one page a minute until they take the vote to get through the bill. over half $1 billion in spending per page, the problem is it is not good for the american people. they should debate. no amendment process which is part of the problem. we are not dealing with the right issues. jillian: lets look at democratic wins in the center milk, $8 million increase for public housing, $431 million to the gateway project, $350 million to loan forgiveness programs, no concrete wall, n...

Carrying financial burdens to get a higher education. whether thats at a technical college or a university. when i asked the secretary about the massive cuts in loan programs and grant programs, even in loan forgiveness programs, her answer was that the cuts resulted in more flexibility. how can fewer choices be more flexible? in any event, its deeply disturbing to me. people in wisconsin just want to get ahead and be able to secure the education they need for a good paying job that supports a f...

In order to get a higher education. >> absolutely. a number of the programs are campus-based programings that allow campuse extra flexibility to help a student in dire need. maybe preventing them from dropping out. there is all sorts of reasons why all these decisions shouldnt be centralized in washington, d.c. it ought to be on campus. one of the ones that i didnt get a chance to talk as much about with the secretary as i would have liked, one that i feel is a broken promise. loan forgiveness p...