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On the recordMarch 5, 2012
I worry that if we're not successful with things like extending Secure Rural Schools funding that a community like Yakutat, where two-thirds of that school budget comes from Secure Rural Schools funding, that your employees will be coming to you seeking a hardship waiver so that they can move their families to another community where they've got a school.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski expresses concern about funding for schools in rural communities.

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