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Sometimes I'll actually preface the question with if it makes you too uncomfortable to talk

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Gregory in Guilford England where I'm about to walk across the stage to

graduate with a PhD in the psychology of decision-making.

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by the time you hear it, like me officially being a doctor. Okay, here's the show. Ooh, congratulations.

That's a cool concept.

In decision-making?

Yeah, I think I might read that thesis paper.

I would fail that so quickly. I wouldn't even be able to get to

class I would be so I'd be like do I go this way do I go that way?

Congratulations it's a big deal. Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.

I'm Ashley Lopez. I cover voting.

I'm Elena Moore. I cover politics.

And I'm Susan Davis. I also cover politics.

This week saw a lot of issues put front and center that Democratic voters care a lot about,

student loan debt forgiveness, gun regulations, and new threats to abortion access.

On Monday, the Biden administration unveiled a new plan

to eliminate student debt for millions of Americans. The administration says that if

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