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Linda McMahon: “Getting funding is not a right. It is a privilege for a…”

Featuring: Linda McMahon, Republican | Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education | National

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Secretary of Education: Linda McMahon | Sage Steele Show | EP 75

Published | Video Starts at 38:16

That settlement is made. Is it a set amount? Do you have the. I mean, can you continue to increase that amount? You can. I mean, we're, you know, Getting funding is not a right. It is a privilege for a university to be able to seek and compete for this funding. but it is not something the federal government is obligated to do. And so if there are infractions, you have the right, you know, to withdraw that funding. (38:16–38:24)

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Asserts that university funding is a privilege, not a right.

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