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Bobby Scott and Panel on Higher Education Act drug provision

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Posted in Chronicle Blog by David Borden on Fri, 03/09/2007 - 7:16pm

Visit http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/hellc030807.shtml and fast forward to 1:15:25 in the video to hear discussion of the HEA drug provision (also known as the "Aid Elimination Penalty"). According to SSDP's Tom Angell, Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) raised the issue with panelists testifying before the committee, and got a strong response to the effect of how we are shooting ourselves in the foot by taking college aid away from these people.

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Tom Angell is awesome

Comment posted by Anonymous on Sat, 03/10/2007 - 7:22pm

yep

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