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On the recordSeptember 12, 2012
I think the first thing we can do to make it easier to afford college is to stop ordering States to spend a certain amount on healthcare.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander suggests that freeing states from healthcare spending mandates would help college affordability.

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