Scott: ED OIG Confirms H.R.4508 Makes College More Expensive for Students
“I again urge the Majority to abandon this legislation and work with House Democrats on meaningful higher education reform in a way that makes sense for students, taxpayers, and employers.”
WASHINGTON – Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), ranking member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, released the following statement after the Department of Education (ED) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their recommendations for H.R.4508.
“Independent analysis continues to confirm what we have said about H.R. 4508 from the beginning, it makes college more expensive for students and is a wish list for for-profit schools. Our claim that it will make college more expensive was supported by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office’s analysis that the bill slashes $15 billion from federal student aid. And today, the Office of the Inspector General has confirmed that the ‘accountability’ provisions in H.R. 4508 could result in less scrutiny of the sector responsible for the overwhelming majority of OIG investigations and monetary recoveries. I again urge the Majority to abandon this legislation and work with House Democrats on meaningful higher education reform in a way that makes sense for students, taxpayers, and employers.”
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