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On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
the problem that States that do fund 90 percent of public education in the country are experiencing is that the Federal Government has basically commandeered State budgets.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Senator Cornyn discusses federal overreach affecting state education budgets.

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