Biden spoke of the burden of student debt during his State of the Union address.

“I fixed student loan programs to reduce the burden of student debt for nearly 4 Million Americans including nurses firefighters and others in public service,” Biden said.

The President referenced Keenan Jones, a public-school educator in Minnesota, who is in the audience Thursday.

“He’s educated hundreds of students so they can go to college, now he can help his own daughter pay for college,” Biden said of Jones.

“Such relief is good for the economy because folks are now able to buy a home, start a business and even start a family,” Biden said, adding, “While we’re at it I want to give public school teachers a raise!”