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Chris Murphy: “The idea behind the PROSPER Act and some of these, some of this line of thought, Dr. Chingos, is that if you just limit…”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2018
The idea behind the PROSPER Act and some of these, some of this line of thought, Dr. Chingos, is that if you just limit the Federal student loan indebtedness, they will be less likely to take a chance.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Senator Murphy questions the effectiveness of the PROSPER Act in reducing student risk.

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