I mean, this isn't exactly a both sides kind of issue because consistently Republicans have been more hostile to public higher ed and Democrats have wanted to fund it, but they've felt more constrained because We've had this Republican dominated legislature for 30 of the last 32 years. So there, there isn't exactly an equivalency. But the truth is that even when Democrats have power, too often we fail to use it. Amen. And that's really frustrating to me. (12:35–12:40)
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