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Cliff Bentz: “Schools are going to be responsible for part of the payback…”

Featuring: Cliff Bentz, Republican | U.S. House Oregon, 2nd Congressional District

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Congressman Bentz Telephone Town Hall: September 8, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 28:18

One of the problems that we've had, and it predates my getting to Congress, is colleges, not universities, perhaps even medical schools, not paying any attention to the poor … Schools are going to be responsible for part of the payback [of student loans] if [students] are not being educated to ever get a job. … going to have to be more careful in who you shovel the money out the door to, who you extend credit to, because if you are giving it to the … (28:18–28:48)

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Asserts that schools will be financially responsible if students cannot find employment after education.

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