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Wasteful student lender subsidies cut. Winner: students.

Friday, September 18, 2009
By | David Rosenfeld
Executive Director

Congress finally ended wasteful subsidies to student lenders that diverted billions of dollars annually away from helping more students go to college.

Result | Consumer Protection, Higher Ed

Wasteful student lender subsidies cut. Winner: students.

Congress finally ended wasteful subsidies to student lenders that diverted billions of dollars annually away from helping more students go to college.

Resource | Budget, Consumer Protection, Democracy, Financial Reform, Food, Health Care, Higher Ed, Safe Energy, Solid Waste, Tax, Transportation

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