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Lamar Alexander: “Give us more flexibility, give us fewer Federal definitions and fewer maintenance of efforts, and let us put the money…”

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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