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Michael G. Mullen: Interest, the fastest-growing item in the budget, will crowd out our future hopes for education and for all other…

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
Interest, the fastest-growing item in the budget, will crowd out our future hopes for education and for all other programs.
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Michael G. Mullen

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Concerns about rising interest payments affecting education funding.

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