Latest Promises In Debt

Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Forgive student loan debt from public colleges and universities
Joe Biden forgave student loan debt, but not as much as promised | December 16, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Make public colleges and universities tuition-free for families who make less than $125,000
Joe Biden breaks promise to offer free college tuition to families earning less than $125,000 a year | December 6, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Make 2 years of community college or a high-quality training program tuition-free
Joe Biden’s free community college plan failed to get congressional support | December 6, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Stop for-profit education programs from profiteering off of students
Promise Kept: Biden rules on for-profit schools are on the books, but delays make effects unclear | December 4, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Make HBCUs, TCUs, and under-resourced MSIs more affordable for their students
Biden makes progress on HBCU promise following historic funding increases | March 5, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Double value of Pell Grants
Biden signs Pell Grant increase into law, but amount falls short of campaign goal | August 19, 2022
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Eliminate the federal debt in 8 years
Federal debt is up, not down, under Trump’s watch | January 2, 2020
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Fully fund debt cancellation for heavily indebted poor countries
Obama funds debt relief for heavily indebted poor countries | December 26, 2012