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On the recordNovember 29, 2011
That equity has to include both improving access to higher education and ensuring that those low-income, first-generation, minority, and other students actually have an opportunity to succeed.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Emphasizes the need for equitable access to higher education for disadvantaged students.

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