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Brian Schatz: “The budget calls for $9 billion in cuts to the Department of Education.”

On the recordJune 5, 2017
The budget calls for $9 billion in cuts to the Department of Education.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz highlights significant budget cuts proposed for education.

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