Stephanie
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@SenSchumer @SenWarren Stop trying to pass the buck to someone else! You are the leader of the Senate! Introduce legislation to make it happen. Put it in the Covid bill!
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Student debt is weighing down millions of Americans and especially Americans of color.
@SenWarren and I will keep fighting for the Biden administration to #CancelStudentDebt.
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@ewarren @chuckschumer If you really wanted to make it happen you would introduce legislation instead of trying to get brownie points by tweeting that you’ve asked someone else to do it. You want it done? Put it in the Covid relief bill
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The president has the legal authority to cancel $50,000 of student loan debt, which will help close the racial wealth gap and benefit the 40% of borrowers who don’t have a college degree. @ChuckSchumer and I will keep calling on the administration to make it happen.
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President Biden has the authority to cancel $50,000 of student loan debt. @SenSchumer and I are urging him to act. Here's our statement. #CancelStudentDebt
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The federal minimum wage hasn’t increased in more than a decade. Now, working families—especially workers of color—are battling a pandemic with barely enough to get by. With 2/3rds of Americans supporting raising the minimum wage to $15/hour, let’s look at why it hasn’t budged.
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Students nationwide should be able to attend college and pursue their dreams without being saddled with crushing debt for years to come.
As we tackle this #PublicHealth and economic crisis, there’s never been a better time to #CancelStudentDebt.
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley@RepPressley
Today, I’m calling on @POTUS to cancel up to $50K in student loan debt with @SenWarren, @SenSchumer, @Ilhan, @RepMondaire and @RepAdams. Tune in at 11 AM ET: youtube.com/watch?v=t-n-k2…
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For every generation before mine, education has offered young people a ticket to the American Dream. Unfortunately, that dream has not materialized for the youth of today.
We called on @POTUS to #CancelStudentDebt and put money back into the pockets of millions of Americans.
NowThis Impact@nowthisimpact
Rep. Mondaire Jones: ‘Thousands of young people [in my district] have to live at home with their parents … that’s not their fault. They did everything they were supposed to do. Now, this president must do what he is supposed to do.’
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The student debt crisis is not accidental or dysfunctional – lawmakers, banks, and loan servicers are responsible for a system that crushes American families.
It's time for collective action to #CancelStudentDebt and secure affordable higher education for all.
Becky Pringle@BeckyPringle
Our right to learn, grow and thrive, should be based on how big we dream and how hard we work, not where we come from, or how much money we make. I call on our leaders to use every tool they can to #CancelStudentDebt, including by executive action: bit.ly/36HqkYK
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President Biden has the authority to #CancelStudentDebt - freeing millions of students, workers, and their families from the burden of crushing debt.
I am calling on him to take executive action - NOW is the time.
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The last thing Congress should be doing right now is looking for ways to help fewer struggling families. I strongly oppose lowering the income eligibility cap for stimulus checks from $75,000 to $50,000. It's bad economic policy and just plain cruel. newsweek.com/third-stimulus…
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The cost of housing, child care, and college have gone through the roof, but Congress hasn’t raised the federal minimum wage in almost 12 years. No excuses – Dems need to right this wrong, raise the minimum wage to $15/hr, and give families the raise they’ve long deserved.
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Expanding the child tax credit is a powerful way to lift millions of struggling families out of poverty and to keep children from going hungry. Let’s do this. nytimes.com/2021/02/07/us/…
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I hope you’ll read @RepMondaire’s powerful new piece on why President Biden should take executive action to #CancelStudentDebt. He’s right: “Canceling $50,000 in student debt is an issue of economic, racial and LGBTQ justice.” nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-ope…
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PHEAA/FedLoan Servicing cheated hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts teachers, nurses, and other public servants from making student loan payments toward federal loan forgiveness programs. @MassAGO Healey’s hard work is great news for MA borrowers.
AG Maura Healey Archived@AGHealeyArchive
STUDENT BORROWERS 🚨 After years of hard-fought litigation with the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (aka FedLoan Servicing), today we are announcing a landmark settlement that secures account reviews and relief for thousands of borrowers in Massachusetts. ⤵️
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This is a big step, and Congress must help President Biden by funding our federal vaccine program so we can end this pandemic, safely reopen schools, and help families recover. That's why I'm fighting to strengthen and pass the next relief package now. nbcnews.com/politics/joe-b…
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Insider trading is illegal, but corporate execs are abusing the rule that lets them sell their own shares. @SenSherrodBrown, @ChrisVanHollen, and I want the SEC to review how their rules let execs line their pockets at the expense of other investors. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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I’m proud to stand in solidarity with fast food workers across the country who are striking today for the safety protections and $15 minimum wage they deserve. I’m in this fight all the way. #FightFor15 #ProtectEssentialWorkers
Fight for a Union@FightForAUnion
BREAKING: Fast food workers nationwide are going on strike for $15 an hour, COVID-safe workplaces, and respect on the job February 16. #FightFor15 workers have been fighting too long for higher wages. theguardian.com/us-news/2021/f…
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Biden-Harris ran on the most progressive economic and racial justice platform of any general election nominee ever. Now isn't the time to hand over the keys to corporate lobbyists. Read my op-ed on why Dems need to take bold steps for the American people. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
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President-elect Biden has already committed to reentering the Paris Climate Accord, reinstating DACA, and ending the travel ban against certain Muslim countries. But there are lots of big changes that a Biden-Harris administration can achieve on day one:
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We told Black students that college was the surest path to build a future – but for a lot of systemic reasons, they’re getting crushed the worst by student loan debt. Black Americans know: we need President Biden to use his authority to #CancelStudentDebt. nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/mo…
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Millions of Americans are trying to survive on starvation wages. Half of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. Inequality is growing. It is a moral imperative to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. We must act NOW. twitter.com/nytopinion/sta…
New York Times Opinion@nytopinion
For Erica Hunt, a minimum wage could mean no more food banks, no more coupon saving, no more weekend work just to feed her family, Gus Wezerek writes. nyti.ms/3pcoSUW
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