[ [link removed] ]Ayanna Pressley


Today, over 43 million
people in the U.S. are collectively crushed under more than $1.8 trillion
in student loan debt.

This fall, the A-Team led our first ever deep canvassing efforts, engaging
voters across the Massachusetts 7th to talk about student debt
cancellation, discussing how the current crisis impacts our communities,
and introducing new perspectives through shared stories and lived
experiences.

Between October and December, the A-Team and our incredible volunteers
hosted 16 deep canvass trainings and phone banks, and spoke with more than
100 people across the district to advance our grassroots movement to
cancel student debt. This is what we learned:

* A mother from Dorchester graduated 30 years ago and is still paying
for her own debt, plus her 34-year-old daughter’s debt;

* A nurse from Hyde Park can barely afford to pay rent and buy groceries
because of her student loan payments;

* A single mother from Randolph, who worked two jobs to put her daughter
through college, now owes $180,000 in student loans;

* A young woman from Roslindale just finished paying off her debt and
still believes we must cancel student debt for those still struggling;

And so much more from people whose lived experiences continue to affirm
what we know to be true: That the student debt crisis is multiracial and
multigenerational. That it is a racial, gender, and economic justice
issue. What’s more, folks who didn't initially support canceling student
debt shifted their perspectives after learning more from our
conversations.

Thanks to the tireless advocacy of our coalition to cancel student debt,
we succeeded in extending the federal student loan repayment pause for an
additional 3 months — but it’s still not enough. We need to keep up the
pressure on President Biden to permanently cancel student loan debt.

[ [link removed] ]If you
can afford to, will you make a $3 contribution today to
ensure our movement has the resources we need to keep up the fight to
cancel student loan debt once and for all?



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We’ll keep working to relieve families across the country from this
economic burden, to make sure our policies and budgets reflect their lived
experiences, and to build this grassroots movement to cancel student loan
debt together.

To the volunteers, the A-Team and every single person who took the time to
get on the phone with us — thank you.

[ [link removed] ]If you can, please
make a $3 contribution now to ensure we’re able to expand
our deep canvassing efforts and keep up the pressure to cancel student
loan debt permanently.

Thank you,

Ayanna


 




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