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Tom Harkin: during my floor speech last Thursday on for-profit education, I neglected to insert a letter into the Record. I ask…

On the recordMay 23, 2011
during my floor speech last Thursday on for-profit education, I neglected to insert a letter into the Record. I ask unanimous consent that the following letter from Apollo Education Group be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Apollo Group, Inc. Statement for the Record Apollo Group, Inc. respectfully submits this response to the statement delivered today by Senator Tom Harkin on the issue of military educational benefits. During this statement, Senator Harkin cited a complaint submitted by a student at the University of Phoenix in April 2009. As part of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension's investigation into for-profit higher education, Apollo Group voluntarily produced this complaint and the documents relating to its resolution, along with tens of thousands of pages of additional documents on a wide range of subjects. Apollo Group remains committed to cooperating with the Committee's investigation. University of Phoenix is the largest private university in North America, serving a current population of over 400,000 students. As with any institution of higher learning, the University receives complaints from its students. It takes those complaints very seriously and works hard to investigate and address students' concerns in a timely, efficient, and appropriate manner.…
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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May 23, 2011

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