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Elizabeth Warren: “The Department's bank thinks that it is doing such a great job that in 2014 they gave dozens of their own senior…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2016
The Department's bank thinks that it is doing such a great job that in 2014 they gave dozens of their own senior officers--those are your Department's employees--bonuses, and some of those bonuses were as high as $75,000.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren criticizes the Department of Education for rewarding employees despite ongoing issues.

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