DES MOINES, Iowa ( IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH ) - Some Iowa lawmakers have joined university faculty and student groups in speaking out against President Donald Trump’s new higher education compact, saying joining it would come with plenty of risks but “no benefits.”

Meanwhile, a former Iowa Board of Regents member leaving to join the Trump administration advocated in favor of the compact in his resignation letter to the governor.

Democratic members of the Iowa House of Representatives sent out a press release and letter addressed to the regents Wednesday urging the board to reject the “ Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education .”

“Iowa’s public universities are full of exceptional students, educators, and researchers,” said House Higher Education Committee Ranking Member Ross

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