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On the recordMay 21, 2019
we need to really honor that by promoting equity and safeguarding the opportunities for everyone to get a higher education.
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Suzanne Bonamici
Democratic · Oregon

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Calls for equity in higher education during the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.

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