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On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
The Department of Education, I believe, is going beyond the statute in issuing conditioned waivers to force State adoption of policies.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

He criticizes the Department of Education for overstepping its authority with conditional waivers.

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