OR-Sen: Jeff Merkley (D) On Pay It Forward Plan, "This isn't a loan, this is a contract"

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On Friday, Senator Merkley spoke to a crowd in the UO Library, hoping to address some of those concerns. “This isn't a loan. This is a contract to pay a share of your income. And, these details can be worked out … we'll wrestle with the details, but we need the vision.” Merkley said. The senator said he doesn't know how it will come together just yet. With the national average of college debt climbing to $24,000 per student, he hopes to make a proposal at the nation’s capitol sometime next month. -

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