Sen. Elizabeth Warren Introduces Plan To Tackle College Debt

On Monday, 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren unveiled a “broad cancellation plan” for student debt.

wrote in a Medium post. “It’s how the daughter of a janitor in a small town in Oklahoma got to become a teacher, a law school professor, a U.S. Senator, and eventually, a candidate for President of the United States. Today, it’s virtually impossible for a young person to find that kind of opportunity.”” data-reactid=”17″ type=”text”>In a statement, Warren wrote: “Higher education opened a million doors for me. It’s how the daughter of a janitor in a small town in Oklahoma got to become a teacher, a law school professor, a U.S. Senator, and eventually, a candidate for President of the United States. Today, it’s virtually impossible for a young person to find that kind of opportunity.”

The Massachusetts senator’s plan involves forgiving up to $50,000 in student debt for 42 million Americans before reforming the higher education system “that created the crisis in the first place.”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren unveils $640 billion college debt forgiveness plan

Via www.chicagotribune.com
 

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