FLINT, MI — A new initiative called #InTheRed aims to boost upcoming Democratic proposals in the Senate that would take tax loopholes from the rich and help struggling students with astronomical college loan debt.
“College students are graduating deep in the red, in debt,” said U.S. Sen Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, in a conference call with reporters Tuesday, Jan. 12.
Joining her in the call was Flint native Tina Reyes, 21, who said she expects to graduate this year with degrees in political science and public health. Reyes, a first-generation college student in her family, says her public and private student loan debt will be around $100,000. That’s even while working 34 hours a week through college, she said.
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