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Virginia Foxx: “I urge Congress to keep our national priorities in the right place for low income students with great promise and high…”

On the recordApril 15, 2013
I urge Congress to keep our national priorities in the right place for low income students with great promise and high need, ensuring strong and durable federal financial aid programs so that students today and far into the future can continue to achieve not only degrees, but great returns in their lives and the life of the nation.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

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Virginia Foxx emphasizes the importance of federal financial aid for low-income students.

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