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Schumer, Warren Misstate Student Loan Debt Disparity Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wrongly said “after 20 years, only 5% of whites have student debt, but 95% of African Americans have debt.” Actually, 51% of white student-loan holders and 74%...

Schumer, Warren Misstate Student Loan Debt Disparity

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wrongly said “after 20 years, only 5% of whites have student debt, but 95% of African Americans have debt.” Actually, 51% of white student-loan holders and 74% of Black student borrowers still had debt 20 years after they started college.