Sounds plausible. Also possible the liberals there are loony enough to believe it will work.
I would love to have been there when that plan was presented, and...it passed by unanimous vote. I am betting the guy that presented it is the one getting the kickback, the rest are likely true believers.
I think you are right. The same thing happens with those huge advances from publishers to people such as Hillary. It is a way to funnel funds to them.
The Dems are always thinking up new *programs* to help the poor unfortunates. It requires a small army of hand holders and liberal nannies to cure all of humanities ills one by one.