Student loans

“Reduce student loan burdens that delay economic stability for women”

“Making college more affordable through expanded Pell Grants and student debt relief”

“Invest in wealth-building opportunities, including home ownership, small business development, and student debt relief.”

“And I’ll fight for a reset of student loans to their original principal amounts and ensure that all loans, whether graduate or undergraduate, are forgiven after twenty years.”

“Raise teacher pay, cut student debt, and keep politics out of the classroom.”

“In Washington, he will prioritize making necessities more affordable, loan relief for educational debt and fight to roll back Trump's tariff taxes that are raising prices on Californians.”

“Universal higher education and trade schools Getting an education used to be affordable in this country, but then we started treating it like a business. Now millions of young Americans have enough student debt to last a lifetime. In order to build up our young people to enter the competitive global workforce, we must make public colleges - career, technical and community - tuition free, and take on the out-of-control student debt crisis.”

“Support affordable higher education and student debt relief”

“Ensuring Teachers Get the Compensation They Deserve: It’s well past time that we pay our public school teachers like the heroes they are. We can make federal funds available to encourage states to raise teacher pay. We can also increase pay for our teachers by ensuring every teacher in the country can join a union and collectively bargain over their wages and benefits. I’ll also work to protect and expand public service loan forgiveness for our teachers. Finally, teachers shouldn’t be on the hook for the school supplies they buy to help our children learn. We need to increase the tax deduction for school supplies — and adjust it for inflation.”

“Ending the Student Debt Crisis: I’m proud of the actions the last administration took to forgive student debt, but millions of Americans are still burdened by crushing student loan debt. It’s time for Congress to pass legislation forgiving student loan debt for the vast majority of borrowers. I’ll also be a champion for programs that offer loan forgiveness for students who enter public service careers and work to reverse the negative changes to student loan programs that President Trump just signed into law.”

“Modernize CTE and ease debt – Increase Perkins V funding for career and technical education in majority-Black and majority-Latino school districts, and expand loan forgiveness for graduates who return to work in high-need public service fields in the communities they came from.”

“Instead of punishing student borrowers, Peggy believes we need to expand opportunities for tuition support and loan forgiveness for people serving in essential public sector roles including teaching and healthcare, especially in rural and underserved communities.”

“Expand loan forgiveness for educators in high-need areas.”

“Push for federal incentives — scholarships, residency programs, and loan forgiveness — to recruit educators into shortage areas.”

“I’ll fight to ensure those in public receive their forgiveness after ten years.”

“I will strengthen financial aid, expand loan forgiveness for public servants, and crack down on predatory lending so students can build a future without being trapped by debt.”

“Chris supports increasing access to Pell grants, affordable community college, and debt forgiveness for students who enter high-demand careers like nursing.”

“Raise teacher pay through the American Teacher Act and strengthen Public Service Loan Forgiveness to retain talented educators.”

“Free Public College: No one should have to go into debt to receive a college degree. We need federal investment so that every two year and four year public college in America is tuition-free. We also need to expand Pell Grants to help cover students’ cost of living.”

“Education & Workforce Pipeline: Fixing school infrastructure funding formulas, building toward debt-free and tuition-free higher education, and expanding HBCU and apprenticeship investment.”

“Debt-free and Tuition-free Higher Education –Build a pathway to universal debt-free and tuition-free higher education for every learner.”

“Sadly, too few have access to our colleges and universities. That’s why I believe that every student deserves a debt-free and tuition-free pathway toward the skills they need to thrive, be that a two-year apprenticeship or a four-year college education and beyond.”

“Increase Pell Grant funding so that Montanans who don’t come from money can choose to pursue a college education without being shackled by debt, and so that cost doesn’t stand in the way of attending community college or trade school.”

“Pathways to higher education, vocational training, and workforce development without crushing debt.”

“He is committed to lowering the cost of higher education and ensuring that every student can access quality training without the burden of crushing debt, regardless of their chosen path.”

“Whether you are pursuing an undergraduate or technical degree, Claire supports guaranteed access to tuition-free higher education. She wants to dismantle the tuition-and-loan business model that leaves students in crushing, often lifelong debt and redirect federal grant funds to support a network of participating public institutions, private colleges, regional schools, and rural universities. These funds would cover the cost of attendance and necessary living expenses, regardless of means-testing, complex income caps, or restrictive demographic requirements.”

“Ending the Student Debt Crisis: I’m proud of the actions the last administration took to forgive student debt, but millions of Americans are still burdened by crushing student loan debt. It’s time for Congress to pass legislation forgiving student loan debt for the vast majority of borrowers. I’ll also be a champion for programs that offer loan forgiveness for students who enter public service careers and work to reverse the negative changes to student loan programs that President Trump just signed into law.”

“Cancel $1.7 trillion of student debt”

“Angela is fighting to fully fund early childhood and special education, cancel student debt, make public college tuition-free, and open higher education as a path to rehabilitation, not just punishment.”

“Advocate for full student debt cancellation of up to $50,000 per borrower, particularly for low- and middle-income individuals”

“Cancelación de la deuda estudiantil La crisis de deuda estudiantil está frenando a nuestras generaciones más jóvenes sin culpa alguna. Es hora de cancelarla.”

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“All public colleges, universities, and trade schools should be tuition-free and all existing student loan debt should be canceled.”

“Capping Student Loan Rates and Expanding Free College: We’ve trapped a generation of students under crushing student loan debt. Public college should be tuition-free and interest rates on student loans should be capped. When Americans pursue higher education, our whole country and our whole economy are better off.”

“Capping interest rates on federal student loans so people aren’t paying off $200,000 on a $50,000 loan 20 years later.”

“Treat student loans like mortgage rates, offering the opportunity to refinance when interest rates decline.”

“One bill I would fight for is the Affordable Loans for Students Act, which would retroactively cap all current and future student loans at 2%.”

“Ending the Student Debt Crisis: I’m proud of the actions the last administration took to forgive student debt, but millions of Americans are still burdened by crushing student loan debt. It’s time for Congress to pass legislation forgiving student loan debt for the vast majority of borrowers. I’ll also be a champion for programs that offer loan forgiveness for students who enter public service careers and work to reverse the negative changes to student loan programs that President Trump just signed into law.”

“Reform our student loan forgiveness programs. Restore and expand student loan forgiveness and protect income-driven repayment programs so working families aren’t crushed by lifelong debt.”

“And I’ll fight for a reset of student loans to their original principal amounts and ensure that all loans, whether graduate or undergraduate, are forgiven after twenty years.”

“Additional reforms, such as requiring greater transparency and accountability for loan servicers, would allow students to actually realize the economic benefits of their college educations.”

“I will strengthen financial aid, expand loan forgiveness for public servants, and crack down on predatory lending so students can build a future without being trapped by debt.”

“End the Republican tax penalty on student loan forgiveness.”