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Obama’s Education Secretary Had Student Debt While in Office, Too
He advocates cancelling student loans as a gubernatorial candidate
John B. King in 2015.
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Federal student loan debt is a $1.6 trillion burden shared by 42 million Americans. Just ask former Education Secretary John B. King: Not only was he tasked with overseeing the department, he was paying off student loan debt while doing so.
In an essay published Wednesday by Business Insider, the Maryland gubernatorial candidate also called on President Joe Biden’s administration to “unilaterally” cancel student debt for borrowers and to make college more affordable for future students.