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Lamar Alexander: “The Department of Education is about to become the sixth largest bank in the country based upon volume of student loans.”

On the recordJune 23, 2010
The Department of Education is about to become the sixth largest bank in the country based upon volume of student loans.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Senator Alexander expresses concern about the Department's new role in student loans.

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