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Elizabeth Warren: “Instead of lowering costs for families, [Trump] is…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Every 9 seconds, one person in America's financial future is changed forever.

Published | Video Starts at 00:59

And when people aren't able to make their payments and they default on their loans, they can face serious financial threats, like massive credit score drops or the seizure of their wages. Donald Trump's economy is flattening people like bugs. And Instead of lowering costs for families, [Trump] is dismantling the very agencies that are supposed to help, like the Department of Education and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. We can't let this administration keep punishing people just for trying to get an education. We all have to fight back. (00:59–01:11)

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