Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) is supporting a bill sponsored by Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar, and Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal that would strike 45 million Americans' $1.6 trillion worth of student debt.

“I have student loans, too,” AOC admitted to reporters, according to CNBC. “It was literally easier for me to become the youngest woman in American history elected to Congress than it is to pay off my student loan debt.”

“If you make irresponsible decisions, you shouldn’t have to have the government pay for it"

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On Monday, the congresswoman told the story of a 17-year-old girl she mentored about ten years ago who would need to take on $250,000 of debt in order to attend her dream school.

“She got into her dream college,” AOC recounted, “but her dream college offered her no scholarships, just loans.”

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