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On the recordJune 2, 2015
Give us more flexibility, give us fewer Federal definitions and fewer maintenance of efforts, and let us put the money where the priorities are.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Advocating for reduced federal mandates to prioritize state funding for higher education.

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