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Lamar Alexander: “Let us see what you can do with this. Take this money and combine it with yours, combine it with private money and we…”

On the recordApril 9, 2014
Let us see what you can do with this. Take this money and combine it with yours, combine it with private money and we will be the enablers. We will not be the mandaters.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Senator Alexander emphasizes state and local flexibility in using federal funds for early childhood programs.

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