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Kirsten Engel: “A large percentage of what we're talking about is people who…”

Featuring: Kirsten Engel, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Arizona, District 6

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… lot of people who are older who are really being dragged down by what was a very small amount of debt. You know, something like, you know, a large something. A large percentage of what we're talking about is people who borrowed very little money, less than $10,000, and yet many of them never ended up with a college degree. They may have dropped out. They may have only taken a couple of courses. Their school may have gone out of business, as we've seen, with many, many for profit schools. (27:11–27:25)

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Asserts that many borrowers with less than $10,000 in debt did not complete a degree.

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