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Ron Johnson: “We've collectively put our kids $1.7 trillion into bondage…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 52:18

And nobody wants to be put in bondage. I mean, I actually learned, you know, I was listening to him that day, you know, but we, We've collectively put our kids $1.7 trillion into bondage [through student loans]. And it's just, it's just awful. It's awful what we've done to our kids. And then how do we get them out of it? (52:18–52:28)

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Asserts that student loans have collectively put children $1.7 trillion in debt.

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