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On the recordMarch 9, 2016
One approach that I have talked to my colleagues about for several years now has been forcing the institutions and the lenders to put skin in the game.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed discusses the need for accountability in student loan programs.

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