[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 7079-7080]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        PROTECTING OUR VETERANS

  (Ms. FUDGE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FUDGE. Madam Speaker, today I rise on behalf of the millions of 
veterans who have returned home from Iraq and Afghanistan.
  From joblessness to hopelessness, the readjustment to civilian life 
has been extremely difficult for many of our brave men and women. It is 
our responsibility to do all we can to lighten their already heavy 
load.

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  Today, my colleagues and I sent a letter to the Education and the 
Workforce Committee urging Chairman Kline to address the aggressive and 
deceptive targeting of servicemembers, veterans, and their families by 
educational institutions, particularly for-profit career colleges.
  I've read reports of schools steering our vets and family members 
into expensive loans, rather than directing them to less expensive 
Federal student loans. This is egregious and appalling, and it must be 
stopped. Join me in calling for hearings and for the movement of 
legislation.

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