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Jeff Fortenberry: “You don't want to be in a situation where you have someone in an undergrad college who has received scholarships and may…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2013
You don't want to be in a situation where you have someone in an undergrad college who has received scholarships and may not have an income level and is at a substantial university taking out students loans, who is using money in the program for their own needs, because again, that takes away money and undermines, as the chairman rightly points out, the integrity of the program and takes away the funds that we do have for persons who are in significantly vulnerable circumstances.
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Jeff Fortenberry
Republican · Nebraska

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Discussing the complexities of student eligibility for SNAP benefits.

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