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John Conyers: “We have to by law fund the 1890s, African-American colleges. So we put $95 million in the appropriations hopefully that…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2017
We have to by law fund the 1890s, African-American colleges. So we put $95 million in the appropriations hopefully that we will be able to spread over for 5 years at $5 million for each of these universities over that period.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers discusses funding for historically Black colleges and universities.

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