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Rep. Israel: Student loan debt is next fiscal crisis

Rep. Steve Israel (D-Dix Hills) was on the campus of SUNY Old Westbury Tuesday to tout legislation aimed to help college students pay off their loans at a lower rate. The Student Loan Refinancing Act

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