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Michael G. Mullen: This request for an 11-percent increase, more than 30 percent more than we were spending in 2008, is an affront to…

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
This request for an 11-percent increase, more than 30 percent more than we were spending in 2008, is an affront to common sense.
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Michael G. Mullen

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Criticism of proposed education budget increases amidst financial constraints.

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