But again, it is a challenge because of that 2002 budget baseline that everything costs money when you are trying to sort of fix this thing and--but I think again, we have got to sort of step back and recognize there is a social value here about making higher education affordable.
Joe Courtney: “But again, it is a challenge because of that 2002 budget baseline that everything costs money when you are trying to…”
On the recordMarch 12, 2013
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Courtney emphasizes the importance of making higher education affordable despite budget challenges.
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