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April 11, 2012

Huffington Post gives overview of Rep. Hansen Clarke's video chat with Wayne State students

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/10/student-loan-forgiveness-act-2012-hansen-clarke_n_1415910.html

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-Mich.) joined students from a classroom at Wayne State University to discuss his plan to ease student loan debt. Taking advantage of Google's video conferencing service Google+ Hangout, Clarke explained the details of his Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 to a physical audience at as well as a virtual one comprising students from across Michigan and the country. H.R. 4170 would forgive student loan debt for those who have paid 10 percent of their discretionary income toward their loans for 10 years and would cap interest on federal student loans at the current rate of 3.4 percent. Individuals who go into teaching, public service or practice medicine in underserved areas would have their debt forgiven after only five years.

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