Former Vice President Joe Biden declared "I'm still holding onto that torch," pushing back on suggestions his call 32 years ago to let a new generation lead counts him out.
In a second round of debates for Demoratic presidential candidates on Thursday night, Biden, 76, was asked to respond to a call for the younger generation to now take their place as the new leaders of the nation.
"I'm still holding on to that torch," he said. "I want to make it clear."
He then went on to elaborate on his idea for making education affordable and accessible.
"The fact is we have to make sure that everybody is prepared better to go on for an education," he said. "I think we should triple the amount of money we spent for Title 1 schools. We should have universal pre-K . . . there should be free community college . . . We should be in a position where we do not have anyone pay back a student debt when they get out" if they are making "less than $25,000 a year, their debt is frozen and no interest until they get beyond that . . . we have to make continuing education available for everyone . . . We are not doing that now."
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