[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12026]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                     STUDENT LOAN DEBT FORGIVENESS

  (Mr. CLARKE of Michigan asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, as we're on the verge of facing 
government default, there are several proposals on the table for us, as 
Members of Congress, to consider. And in my opinion, none of these 
proposals go far enough. Yes, they cut money in hopes of reducing our 
deficit and reducing our debt.
  But here's what they don't do. They don't cut, they don't cap, and 
they don't forgive student loan debt.
  Look, people. We want to create jobs. We want our families to have 
financial security. We need to help them get out of personal debt. And 
the most powerful way to get this economy moving again and to get our 
people the education they need is to help forgive certain student loan 
debt.

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