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On the recordApril 20, 2021
I find it to be one of the great accomplishments in this country that when President Lincoln signed the Morrell Act of 1862, it was the first time you didn't have to be a person of wealth to attend a university in the world.
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Frank Lucas
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lucas highlights the significance of the Morrell Act in making higher education accessible.

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