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Washington's New College-Cost Crusader

A freshman Democrat takes center stage in the cost debate

Rep. Peter F. Welch, a Vermont Democrat, has emerged as an outspoken critic of the rising college costs. The first-term congressman has discussed legislation that would require wealthy colleges to spend 5 percent of their endowments, and this month joined Sen....

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