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MERIT Scholarship Expanded After GOP Pushback

Season 2019 Episode 16 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Governor Cuomo responds to pushback on expanding the MERIT Scholarship.

Governor Cuomo responded to pushback from the Assembly GOP and even Donald Trump by expanding the MERIT Scholarship, which provides financial aid to children, spouses and financial dependents of military members who have died or become severely disabled while in a combat zone.

04/19/2019 | Rating NR

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MERIT Scholarship Expanded After GOP Pushback

Season 2019 Episode 16 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Governor Cuomo responded to pushback from the Assembly GOP and even Donald Trump by expanding the MERIT Scholarship, which provides financial aid to children, spouses and financial dependents of military members who have died or become severely disabled while in a combat zone.

04/19/2019 | Rating NR

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