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Tom Cole: “I do want to pick up where my friend, Ms. Lee, left off on TRIO.”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2015
I do want to pick up where my friend, Ms. Lee, left off on TRIO.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

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Tom Cole supports Barbara Lee's points on TRIO funding and its importance for first-generation college students.

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