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Ben Ray Luján: “The three rounds of higher education emergency relief funds have totaled $77 billion, much less than the $183 billion in…”

On the recordJune 16, 2021
The three rounds of higher education emergency relief funds have totaled $77 billion, much less than the $183 billion in estimated cost incurred by colleges during the pandemic.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

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Lujan highlights the shortfall in funding for colleges due to COVID.

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