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On the recordMarch 26, 2014
Our student loan programs were originally seen as an investment, not a profit center or even a cost-neutral proposition. However, today our student aid investment has been stood on its head.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed critiques the current perception of student loan programs as profit-driven.

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