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Trent Lott: My colleagues, can't we even do education flexibility--this bipartisan bill that everybody is for? ... I thought we had…

On the recordMarch 10, 1999
My colleagues, can't we even do education flexibility--this bipartisan bill that everybody is for? ... I thought we had a legitimate one worked out, and I want to propound that request, hoping that maybe it can still be agreed to.
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Trent Lott

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Discussing the need for bipartisan support for education flexibility legislation.

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