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Loan debt. word i keep on hearing out here is generational wealth. very clear in spending time amongst the people in the crowd they understand this is not just about the student loans itself. it is about the repercussions on life, financial freedom years to come. spoke to people who traveled hundreds of miles to be here. people who camped outside of the court overnight to make sure they had a spot here because they understand that impact. the impact it will have on them, on their children, and again for years to come, john. >> renee marsh outside the court, we'll wait months for the decision, ...

So who better to tell me about the policy, and why it's just so important, than the european commissioner behind the proposals? european commissioner helena dalli, thank you so much for your time and thanks forjoining me. and i want to hearfrom you, what are the targets that you've set for childcare, and why do you think they're just so important? well, they are important on two levels. if we really want equality and we really want women to be in the labour market and to be economically independent, then we need childcare facilities, because we know that there are 7.7 million women in the euro...

So there's the fairness argument, the moral argument in terms of rights of women to be in the labour market. there's also the economic argument. we invest a lot in women's education and training, but we don't get the return for that investment, which we should be getting. for instance, in the european union, 60% of university graduates are women. but then you go and look for them as they grow older, and are of the age of having a family, and you don't find them on the radar of the labour market because there isn't affordable childcare for their children and therefore they have to stop working ...

Too things. he thinks that he will come out ahead as democrats look to midterm trying to hold the congress. but he is also making a larger point about many things in the society and the tax code that may not be fasir. so economists say it rewards too many people at too high of an income level. and biden said, well, you may not like it, but there is a whole lot in our tax code including breaks for wealthy people and corporations that i don't like either, so come at me with the fairness argument. >> when he made this promise, we had basically inflation that was nil too. so the inflation part of ...

About that rareness of this policy after today's visit. take a listen. >> mister president, is it on fair to people who paid student loans or took out student loans? >> is it fair to the people who in fact, do not own multi billion dollar businesses? and see all these guys get the tax breaks? is that fair? when you think? >> congressman. you know. i know you're gonna hear this fairness argument between now in november. your thoughts on this pushback? >> look, i understand that there are parents in this country who sacrificed, who struggled, so that their kids go to college. i understand that t...