The face of student debt is multi-racial and multi-generational.
In the Massachusetts 7th, we’ve heard stories about the deep hurt caused by insurmountable student debt — including from a 76 year old still paying off their student loans.
We do a great disservice when we perpetuate the idea that the faces of student debt are graduates who went to Ivy League universities. Student loan debt cuts across socioeconomic, racial, and generational lines — Black borrowers are disproportionately burdened, and the fastest growing population of those who owe student debt is 50+.
That’s why Ayanna, along with Senator Elizabeth Warren and their colleagues, has kept up the pressure on President Biden to cancel at least $50,000 of federal student loan debt per borrower.
Student debt is a racial and economic justice issue, it is a gender and generational issue. And Ayanna will not stop fighting to cancel it.
At the beginning of the pandemic, before Ayanna stepped in, tens of thousands of people had wages and benefits garnished after defaulting on their student loans.
In Massachusetts’ 7th district, we’ve heard stories from educators who have lost their teaching licenses after defaulting on their student loans — loans they took out because they wanted to be of service to their communities.
Student loan debt is a $2 trillion dollar problem, but we can help solve it by cancelling student debt and giving people their lives back — it’s time.
Thank you,
The A-team
 |
 |
 |
Paid for by the Committee to Elect Ayanna Pressley
This email was sent to [email protected]. Email is the most important way we keep in touch with our supporters. But, if you'd like to receive fewer emails, you can do so here. If you need to remove yourself from our email list, click here to unsubscribe. If you need to update your information, click here to do so. To contribute via check, please address to Committee to Elect Ayanna Pressley, PO Box 240912, 554 Washington Street, Dorchester Center, MA 02124.
Email us: [email protected]