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Glenn Grothman: “A lot of the money winds up with what we'll call ghost…”

Featuring: Glenn Grothman, Republican | U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 6

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'Utterly Reckless': Glenn Grothman Decries Level Borrowing To Fund Federal Budget

Published | Video Starts at 13:45

Here we are right now giving aid to students that may not even exist. And maybe some of that money winds up with colleges and universities towards tuition. But A lot of the money winds up with what we'll call ghost students, students that don't exist except for on paper. And somebody winds up stealing money that the government is printing. First of all, one more time, it gives a lesson as to why things ought to be handled on a state and local level. (13:45–13:52)

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Asserts that funds are being misallocated to fictitious students.

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