Nancy Pelosi’s statement opposing a student debt forgiveness order followed a lobbying campaign by a billionaire megadonor who’s served as her campaign treasurer since 2012 — and who says he only just learned student debt even exists a few years ago.
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The donor, Steven Swig, is heir to the oldest real estate dynasty in San Fransisco—where Pelosi’s district is.
He’s contributed millions to the Democratic Party and personally met with Pelosi to discuss student debt cancellation.
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He’s contributed millions to the Democratic Party and personally met with Pelosi to discuss student debt cancellation.
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This memo, produced by the Pelosi megadonor and quietly circulated among Congress, says a student debt forgiveness exec order would be illegal. The memo was not provided to the general public.
This is how the sausage is made.
This is how the sausage is made.
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