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Dick Durbin: “Taxpayers deserve some assurance that a Pell Grant invested in a student is leading to a better career, a higher salary…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2011
Taxpayers deserve some assurance that a Pell Grant invested in a student is leading to a better career, a higher salary, and a greater potential to contribute to the economy--not wasted at a for-profit college that leads to little except debt.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin calls for accountability in Pell Grant investments to ensure positive outcomes for students.

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