Taking on Trump on Student Debt—and Winning

Union Talk by Randi Weingarten

Nov 6, 202533:31Education

For months, the Trump administration has illegally blocked people from accessing student debt relief they are entitled to. The AFT took President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon to court for their stud...

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