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On the recordJuly 12, 2017
You would be overturning existing precedent should you decide that graduate students who get compensation in the form of tuition are not allowed to organize.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy emphasizes the importance of existing rights for graduate student organization.

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