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Roy Blunt: I think one of the reasons that the Federal Government has been able to be involved in higher education in a pretty…

On the recordApril 15, 2015
I think one of the reasons that the Federal Government has been able to be involved in higher education in a pretty significant way financially since World War II, is it is the one place where the Federal Government has been willing to make a financial commitment and not try to run the system.
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Roy Blunt
Republican · Missouri

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Blunt emphasizes the federal commitment to higher education without direct control over institutions.

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