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Virginia Foxx: “The average taxpayer is on the hook for what they do not pay back, and many of them do not have the same opportunities…”

On the recordMay 25, 2022
The average taxpayer is on the hook for what they do not pay back, and many of them do not have the same opportunities you are providing these people.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Foxx criticizes the Fresh Start program for favoring some borrowers over taxpayers.

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