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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 it's not something that he spends a lot of time focusing on. just one example that is an issue that's out there a lot recently is student debt forgiveness. it's something the president doesn't talk about very much even though this is an administration that has already cancelled billions of dollars in student loan debt through various forgiveness programs. that's just an example of one thing. but i think this white house probab...

The last thing i'll 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 five or seven existing loan forgiveness programs to release a little bit of the pressure from this va...

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: let's 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, no defunding planned parenthood. chuck schumer says every bill takes compromise but he feels very go...

Carrying financial burdens to get a higher education. whether that's 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, it's 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 family. this budget is devastating to that goal and appears to be without vision on the part of tru...

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 shouldn't be centralized in washington, d.c. it ought to be on campus. one of the ones that i didn't 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 programs for people who pledge to work in public service for a long period of time. that's a promis...