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December 10, 2017

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The most common reason people are in jail is because they can't afford the fee.

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Debt Limit Deal Prohibits Biden From Extending Student Loan Payment Pause Again

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Republicans Are Threatening to Oust McCarthy as Speaker Over Debt Ceiling Deal

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