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Jeff Merkley: “The single factor, more than health care, that has gone up faster than inflation in our economy.”

On the recordJune 20, 2016
The single factor, more than health care, that has gone up faster than inflation in our economy.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights the rising cost of higher education compared to inflation.

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