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On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
I think you put it exactly the right way. That we just learned that Congressional Republicans could find $1.5 trillion to give away to rich people in corporations, but suddenly there is no money left to invest in people who are trying to get a college education.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren criticizes funding priorities favoring corporations over education.

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