John,

More than 45 million Americans are straddled with student debt. In total, they owe over $1.67 trillion in outstanding student loan debt.

It shouldn’t be this way and it doesn’t have to be.

The Biden administration has the authority to cancel student debt, and right now the pressure is building for them to do it!

This amount of debt is extreme and a new phenomenon. It's directly tied to the fact that the cost of attending a public college or university has increased 350% since 1980.

We shouldn’t be punishing people for seeking higher education. Education should be available and accessible to all -- no matter your race, gender, zip code, or income.

That’s why we're asking you to join Elizabeth Warren, other Democracy for America members, and now an additional 415 organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Psychological Association, and the Consumer Federation of America in calling on President Biden to cancel student debt. The more support we have, the more likely it will become a reality. Help us cancel it all by signing your name now.

Once borrowers are forced to start paying their student loans that have now been paused for over a year, many will be prevented from buying a home, delayed from starting a family, or priced out of starting a business. Too many will be forced to deplete their limited savings just as our economy is trying recover from the pandemic.

For too long higher education has been inaccessible and unattainable for working families, especially for Black and brown communities, thus deepening economic and racial inequality.

We set students up to fail by punishing them with crushing student loans that make it nearly impossible to afford housing, groceries, or medical bills.

We can cancel student debt if we build a movement of everyday people working together to make it a reality.

Right now it is up to us to envision what kind of country we want to become, which is why I am asking you to add your name to call on Presidet Biden to cancel student loan debt.

The President has the authority to cancel student debt with the stroke of the pen.

Let’s make it happen,

— Tre

Tre Graves
Campaign Organizer
Democracy for America