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On the recordJune 11, 2013
The Federal taxpayers are basically subsidizing the marketing effort, which is a pretty healthy thing for the for-profit sector.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin criticizes taxpayer funding supporting for-profit schools' marketing.

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