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Virginia Foxx: When hard-working taxpayer money is being spent, taxpayers deserve accountability, which means that it is critical that…

On the recordDecember 2, 2013
When hard-working taxpayer money is being spent, taxpayers deserve accountability, which means that it is critical that we have the information necessary to know what is and is not working in the Pell program.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

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Emphasizes the need for accountability in the Pell Grant program.

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