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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lauren Aratani and Erum Salam

Is Biden’s student debt action enough to win back young voters angry over Gaza?

a sign saying 'cancel student debt' in front of a columned building
A sign calling for student loan debt relief in front of the supreme court in February 2023. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters

Maxwell Frost, the only gen Z member of Congress, was front and center when Joe Biden announced last week that he was canceling $1.2bn of student loan debt for more than 150,000 Americans.

“President Biden knows that canceling student debt is an important issue for young people across our country,” said Frost, who has been a surrogate for Biden’s campaign. “The president’s actions on student debt are in stark contrast with Donald Trump, who spent his entire time in office sabotaging efforts to aid borrowers who are just trying to make ends meet.”

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