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Tammy Baldwin: “Without any utilization of Federal leverage to encourage States and our State legislatures to keep their investments in…”

On the recordJune 2, 2015
Without any utilization of Federal leverage to encourage States and our State legislatures to keep their investments in public higher education, the consequences will be that this will shift onto the backs of students and families.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Baldwin advocates for federal support to maintain state investment in higher education.

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