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Aug. 17 "Twitter Bomb" to Force Action on Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012
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STUDENT LOAN REFORM LEADER ROBERT APPLEBAUM PARTNERS WITH
YOULOBBY.COM TO RAISE $1 MILLION TO FURTHER ADVOCACY A Twitter campaign targeting House Education and Workforce Committee
chair John Kline has been organized to help build awareness. On
August 17th, supporters should use the hashtags #ItTakesOneDollar and
#ListenToTheMillion to reiterate support for HR 4170 and the YouLobby
partnership. Of the fundraising goal, Applebaum said, "We have already been able
to raise $1,000 in less than 5 hours for this cause through YouLobby.
If one percent of the 36 million struggling borrowers donated $1, we
could easily raise $360,000 to fight for borrowers' rights. YouLobby
provides us with a unique opportunity to affect real change." Robert Applebaum is the Executive Director of StudentDebtCrisis, a
non-profit advocacy group dedicated to reforming funding for higher
education in America. It was founded in July, 2012 when Applebaum of
ForgiveStudentLoanDebt.com joined forces with Natalia Abrams, and Kyle
McCarthy, research fellows for the Backbone Campaign. In June, Applebaum surpassed 1 million signatures on his SignOn.org
petition in support of HR 4170: The Student Loan Forgiveness Act of
2012. HR 4170 was introduced by Rep Hansen Clarke and would offer
fairer repayment options for struggling borrowers at 10 percent of
their income for a maximum of 10 years. Background: In July, a Twitter campaign also targeted Kline with the
hashtag #ListenToTheMillion in support of HR 4170 and referencing the
1 million signature petition. Within thirty minutes
#ListentotheMillion was a trending topic across the United States on
Twitter. Supporters should use the following sample tweets: I support #HR4170 and want @repJohnKline to #ListenToTheMillion!
#ItTakesOne via @YouLobby https://youlobby.com/campaigns/123/ @RepJohnkline I just donated $1 to the @HR_4170 campaign on
@YouLobby! #HR4170 #ListenToTheMillion #ItTakesOne https://youlobby.com/campaigns/123/ |
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WASHINGTON --
StudentDebtCrisis.com (formally ForgiveStudentLoanDebt.com), a
grassroots organization advocating for student loan reform, has
partnered with YouLobby in a crowdfunding venture encouraging over 1
million supporters to donate one dollar Over 36 million Americans are
saddled with more than $1 trillion in student loan debt. 