Warren Would Bypass Congress to Cancel Federal Student Debt
- She says the law allows executive action to provide relief
- Candidate seeks to attract younger voters before Iowa caucuses
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Senator Elizabeth Warren proposed Tuesday to ease federal student loan debt with executive authority, in a policy rollout aimed at attracting young voters.
Warren said that as president, she would not wait for Congress to approve her plans to cancel or modify federal student debt. Instead, she would directly authorize the Department of Education to provide as much as $50,000 in relief to about 95% of student loan borrowers.