Warren Would Bypass Congress to Eliminate Student Loan Debt

Warren Would Bypass Congress to Eliminate Student Loan Debt
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) holds a town hall event in West Des Moines, Iowa, on Nov. 25, 2019. Scott Morgan/Reuters
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced she would implement a plan to eliminate student loan debt that can bypass Congress, and it would be initiated on her first day in office.

In a plan released on Tuesday, Warren said she would call on the secretary of education to “use their authority to begin to compromise and modify federal student loans consistent with my plan to cancel up to $50,000 in debt for 95 percent of student loan borrowers.” That would impact about 42 million Americans.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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