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Lamar Alexander: “I was the United States Education Secretary when this law was passed 25 years ago, and there was a lot of pride in it…”

On the recordJune 14, 2016
I was the United States Education Secretary when this law was passed 25 years ago, and there was a lot of pride in it because it represented an important compromise.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander reflects on the pride in the law's compromise for child care support.

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