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On the recordJanuary 20, 2010
President Obama's budget director, before he was budget director, warned that the lack of State support for public higher education is damaging it.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander highlights the negative impact of reduced state support on higher education.

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