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On the recordJune 5, 2017
I had serious concerns with your extreme ideological commitment to privatizing our public schools.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin expresses concerns about DeVos's commitment to privatizing public schools.

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