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Linda McMahon: “If universities are not spending this money wisely and for…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 23:41

So the private sector and federal investment of that money is very, very critical. It can also be a tool for the federal government to say, If universities are not spending this money wisely and for the purpose that they have asked and requested this money for, then there is an opportunity then for the federal government to say, well, we're not going to fund it at these levels anymore. And that can actually be very detrimental to a university because the professors, the doctors and the scientists that are at the university completing this work, actually the grants have been given to them. (23:41–23:57)

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Asserts that the federal government can reduce funding if universities misuse funds.

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