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Shelley Moore Capito: “What is it? Trillion dollars or something that is owed on…”

Featuring: Shelley Moore Capito, Republican | U.S. Senate West Virginia

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Chairman Capito Questions Secretary McMahon During Labor-H Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 02:47

How is that going to, is it eliminating the confusion? And I'm wondering, that's a big thing to tackle, but What is it? Trillion dollars or something that is owed on this plan? It is a huge portfolio, $1.7 trillion in outstanding debt and only about 40% of those payers are now trying any kind of repayment at all. And who can blame them? (02:47–02:54)

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Implies that approximately a trillion dollars is owed on student loan plans.

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