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Tim Scott: “It appears to me that there seems to be almost a perverse incentive for relaxed accountability as it relates to internal…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2015
It appears to me that there seems to be almost a perverse incentive for relaxed accountability as it relates to internal controls because it seems to have led, and will continue to lead, towards higher enrollments.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator Scott expresses concern over relaxed accountability in subsidy programs.

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