Progressive Breakfast: Why Republicans Are Rebooting the For-Profit College Industry
MORNING MESSAGE Jeff Bryant Why Republicans Are Rebooting the For-Profit College Industry PROSPER, a controversial rewrite of the Higher Education Act that just passed out of committee in the House of Representatives in a strict party-line vote, will reboot floundering for-profit colleges and revive the scandals associated with this industry should it clear intact the full House and Senate. It turns back the clock to the time when predatory for-profit schools and lenders could pay off government officials and political appointees, then turn around and cripple students with debt and worthless degrees. GOP Scrambles To Line Up Votes For Tax Bill Rubio says he will vote no on Republican tax bill without changes, other GOP senators voice concern. ThinkProgress: “One of Congress’ most spineless senators has thrown a wrench in the Republican Party’s plan to overhaul the tax code before Christmas. The Washington Post reported Thursday that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is a no on th...