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People just gave up and quit. and i wasn't raised to quit. >> reporter: the president's plan could effect up to 43 million americans and forgives federal loan debt of up to $10,000 for people making less than $125,000 a year. 27 million americans with pell grants will be forgiven up to $20,000 according to the white house over 45% of borrowers or roughly 20 million people will have their debt fully canceled. it is a plan president biden first spoke about on the campaign trail. >> i'm going to make sure that everybody in this generation gets $10,000 knocked off of their student debt. >> reporte...

$24 billion that is the price tag the white house is estimating the president's student loan forgiveness plan will cost per year. cnn is learning more about the process leading up to biden's decision to give that debt relief to millions of americans. >> one democrat called wrangling over the plan tortured, but not everyone is embracing t cnn's ryan young reports reaction ranges from relief to frustration, also disappointment. >> my campaign for president i made a commitment -- >> reporter: president biden's announcement canceling student debt created instant strong reactions, is it too much or...

Just this hour president biden marked one year since a terror attack killed 13 u.s. service members during the withdrawal of american forces from afghanistan. biden remembered the americans as, quote, heroes work to go save lives as part of the largest airlift evacuation operation in our history. there are their faces there. you may remember this photo of marine nicole gee, she shared it on social media just days before the blast that took her life and those of so many others, she was cradling an afghan child there. more than 170 afghan civilians, some of the thousands who frantically hoped to...

$20,000, and according to the white house, over 45% of borrowers are roughly 20 million people will have their debt fully canceled. it is a plan president biden first spoke about on the campaign trail. >> i'm going to make sure that everybody in this generation gets $10,000 knocked off of their student debt. >> reporter: it was matteau gomez who asked candidate biden about his plans to help americans his age achieve their dreams. >> i was asking him overall, does the american dream still exist? >> reporter: he points to the president delivering on a campaign promise despite wondering if more c...

House over 45% of borrowers or roughly 20 million people will have their debt fully canceled. it's a plan president biden first spoke about on the campaign trail. >> i'm going to make sure that everybody in this generation gets $10,000 knocked off of their student debt. >> reporter: it was matteo gomez who asked candidate biden about his plans to help americans his age achieve their dreams. >> i was asking him overall does the american dream still exist? >> reporter: he points to the president delivering on a campaign promise despite wondering if more can be done. >> this is a first step for s...