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Brian Schatz: These are things in statutory law. This is not the Ford Foundation where they say, 'Well, we've changed our grant…

On the recordJuly 24, 2026
These are things in statutory law. This is not the Ford Foundation where they say, 'Well, we've changed our grant criteria.' This is a matter of federal law, and they have to follow it.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Emphasis on legal obligations for funding

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