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Mike Johnson: “If they can't fulfill their basic obligations, I don't think the American taxpayers want to be funding this kind of…”

On the recordApril 23, 2024
If they can't fulfill their basic obligations, I don't think the American taxpayers want to be funding this kind of thing.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

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Johnson discusses the accountability of universities receiving federal funding in relation to campus safety.

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