Burgess Owens: “The no Aid for Ghost Student act takes a straightforward…”

“This bill bills on the good work already done by the Trump administration to protect taxpayer dollars and help safeguard the integrity of the student aid system by assuring federal aid goes to real students. The no Aid for Ghost Student act takes a straightforward approach, identifies suspicious student aid applications. and ensure these applications are for who they say they are before dollars go out the door. The bill requires the Department of Education to use identity fraud detection systems to screen and access faster applications for fraud risk.” (01:06–01:20)

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