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Alexander: States need more flexibility with federal aid

Sen. Lamar Alexander chairs the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which held a hearing Tuesday about the Trump administration’s handling of coronavirus. Alexander himself is in quarantine after a possible exposure, and he joins Judy Woodruff from his Tennessee home to discuss federal pandemic aid, his state’s plans to reopen and President Trump’s crisis response.

Alexander: States need more flexibility with federal aid

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