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On the recordFebruary 2, 2015
The proposed solution to both is simply to provide greater flexibility to States and districts to spend Federal funds in ways that best support the education of their children.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski advocates for more flexibility in federal funding for education.

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