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17 Feb 19, 3 tweets, 2 min read
Western State law students in #CA45 still haven’t received the federal financial aid from their school that was expected in early January. I met with these students today to hear how I could best support them. This will be one of my top priorities until the situation is resolved. Image
It’s unacceptable that Argosy University and parent company Dream Center defrauded students in the 45th District and across the country. Some students are unable to pay rent or buy groceries, and $9 million of taxpayer-funded student aid has gone missing. insidehighered.com/quicktakes/201…
.@usedgov should have held Argosy and Dream Center responsible for making empty promises to students. Instead, they were given free rein to make a quick buck at students’ and taxpayers’ expenses. If @BetsyDeVosED won't bring accountability to these con artists, I will.

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