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Al Franken: “This is why we have kids----taking 6, 8 years to graduate college.”

On the recordMay 11, 2011
This is why we have kids----taking 6, 8 years to graduate college.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken discusses the prolonged college graduation times due to financial pressures.

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