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Andy Harris: “Why don't we lend them money? Why do we lend the money to go to a 4-year college to study something in the humanities…”

On the recordMarch 30, 2022
Why don't we lend them money? Why do we lend the money to go to a 4-year college to study something in the humanities that may or may not bear any fruit and not lend the person who just learned a skill to get started in being a vibrant part of our economy?
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Andy Harris
Republican · Maryland

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Harris questions the disparity in lending practices for vocational training versus traditional college.

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