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On the recordFebruary 25, 2019
Specifically, I worry about those who have been victims of the deceptive business practices and predatory marketing of some for-profit colleges and universities...
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Pressley expresses concern for victims of predatory practices by for-profit colleges.

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