Biden announces student debt forgiveness

The World

President Joe Biden announced the federal government will cancel $10,000 in student debt for federal borrowers today. The World’s host Carol Hills spoke with Beth Akers, a senior fellow with the American Enterprise Institute, about how this debt cancellation, and costs of higher education in the US, compare with the rest of the world.

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