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Ron Johnson: “Why is the federal government even involved in the student…”

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U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson at the Republican National Convention

Published September 1, 2012 | Video Starts at 14:56

No. No. Why are we encouraging our young people to get into debt? First of all, why is the federal government even making money off of loans? Why is the federal government even involved in the student loan program? I have multiple, multiple problems with that. For all you young people who agree with Ron Paul, in terms of a limited constitutional government, the federal government shouldn't even be involved in granting student loans. (14:56–15:00)

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