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Ayanna Pressley: “As a result of loopholes, these schools have lined their pockets with 100 percent of Federal taxpayer dollars, while…”

On the recordMay 21, 2019
As a result of loopholes, these schools have lined their pockets with 100 percent of Federal taxpayer dollars, while consistently failing to meet quality benchmarks and demonstrating a pattern of breaking state and Federal laws.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley accuses for-profit colleges of misusing federal funds and breaking laws.

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