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Barack Obama: taxpayers cannot continue to subsidize the soaring cost of higher education.

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
taxpayers cannot continue to subsidize the soaring cost of higher education.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama emphasizes the burden of rising education costs on taxpayers.

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