Bernie Sanders and Other Progressives Are Unveiling a Bill to Cancel Student Debt

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before the first Democratic presidential debates, Sen. Bernie Sanders and House progressives are unveiling legislation cancelling all student debt, going further than a signature proposal by Sen. Elizabeth Warren as the two jockey for support from the party's liberal base.

By canceling all student loans, Sanders says the proposal addresses an economic burden for 45 million Americans.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before the first Democratic presidential debates, Sen. Bernie Sanders and House progressives are unveiling legislation cancelling all student debt, going further than a signature proposal by Sen. Elizabeth Warren as the two jockey for support from the party's liberal base. By canceling all student loans, Sanders says the proposal addresses an economic burden for 45 million Americans.