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  1. May 29

    Today, we remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedom.

  2. May 25
  3. May 25
  4. May 25

    Sit tight, we'll continue looking into improper payments by the Department of Ed. after this round of votes.

  5. May 25

    .: The Department needs to take responsibility for the taxpayer dollars vested in the agency and do better.

  6. May 25

    .: Last year, the Dept. of Ed. reported more than $6B of improper payments from two programs: Direct Loans and Pell Grants.

  7. May 25

    .: Plus interest.

  8. May 25

    .: Since reporting began in fiscal year 2004, the federal government has reported $1.2 trillion in improper payments.

  9. May 25

    .: What is hard to understand is how the Federal Government reported $144 billion of improper payments last year.

  10. May 25

    .: We are focused on improper payments, and I look forward to figuring out how we really fix this problem.

  11. May 25

    .: It’s also a slap in the face to the taxpayers who provided this gentleman with over $430,000 in bonuses since 2010.

  12. May 25

    .: That’s too bad, because under statute, he was responsible to Congress for the operations of FSA, and we had questions.

  13. May 25

    .: Regrettably, he resigned 24 hours ago.

  14. May 25

    .: We were looking forward to speaking with the head of FSA today.

  15. May 25

    .: Let’s be clear though, FSA has all the tools it needs to fix this problem.

  16. May 25

    .: Student aid disbursements, which total nearly $130 billion a year, are made in accordance with complex rules.

  17. May 25

    .: Addressing this area has been challenging at Federal Student Aid given the richness and complexity of programming.

  18. May 25

    .: “Improper payments” is an important topic that doesn’t get enough attention; it’s also critical for us to get right.

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