AG Balderas: Canceling $50K in federal student loan debt is the quickest way to reform ‘broken, abusive system’

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New Mexico Attorney General, Hector Balderas, is one of nearly 20 state attorney generals who sent a letter to Congress urging the adoption of resolutions that call on President Biden to cancel $50,000 in federal student loan debt. They join the growing call from progressive Democrats to cancel student loan debt, touting economic benefits and a step toward closing the racial wealth gap. MSNBC’s host of “American Voices” Alicia Menendez speaks with Attorney General Balderas about the impact this could have