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Sen. Justin Alfond, D-Portland, the ranking Democrat on the Education Committee, posed the toughest questions for Bowen. Alfond said Bowen had spent four years writing more than 30 white papers that “ridiculed” the department he could soon be heading.
“You’ve spent four years beating up on the fifth floor (DOE headquarters),” Alfond said. “Now you’re going to show up and say to these people, ‘Hi, I’m your new boss.'”
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