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Mazie K. Hirono: “This administration unnecessarily reallocated half of these funds in order to put out a press release leading up to…”

On the recordOctober 16, 2026
This administration unnecessarily reallocated half of these funds in order to put out a press release leading up to midterm elections touting how much funding it was providing to HBCUs and Tribal Colleges—while robbing MSIs of investments Congress has provided them.

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Senator Hirono criticizes funding reallocation by the administration.

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