James Lankford: “We fix[ed] that in the Working Families Tax Cut act to…”

“If they want to do certification programs to be able to get into a vocation faster, why wouldn't we help them do that? To be able to Rise out of poverty. We fix[ed] that in the Working Families Tax Cut act to expand the use of Pell Grants so that more individuals that are in poverty can get access to education that helps them get to a job even faster. We actually reversed some changes that were done in the FAFSA and not even going into all the issues of the FAFSA and for getting into higher education, but it …” (05:16–05:29)

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