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Jeff Merkley: “You make the point that your colleagues on the left don't have a fond opinion of this particular college, but my point…”

On the recordDecember 1, 2017
You make the point that your colleagues on the left don't have a fond opinion of this particular college, but my point is, we don't have a fond opinion of discrimination and of giving a tax provision for just one college that happens to be funded by one of the wealthiest families in America because they happen to be a Republican donor. Why would that be a good provision in terms of the United States of America, to subsidize a college that quit taking Federal funds because of discrimination?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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Dec 1, 2017

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