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Chris Van Hollen: I just underscore the fact, with respect to the chairman, that the best judge of what is good for HBCUs, I think, is…

On the recordOctober 24, 2019
I just underscore the fact, with respect to the chairman, that the best judge of what is good for HBCUs, I think, is HBCUs. They are worried because they are already having to provide notice to their professors and their staff that funding might not be available next year. I know, in the Senate, sometimes we think that no one needs to plan ahead, but most of the world needs to plan ahead. We will be back on this floor in the future again, asking that we pass this urgent matter. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Virginia. ____________________
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
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Oct 24, 2019

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