Canceling Student Debt Is Easier Than It Sounds
![Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a campaign event in Marshalltown, Iowa, on Sunday.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/01/14/ap_20012733511267_wide-6c85d2d183216f029d63aef9685ef1ee2475793a.jpg?s=600)
A little-known provision allows the U.S. education secretary to erase student loan debt without going to Congress. Elizabeth Warren says, if elected president, she would put that provision to use.
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