Bill Clinton: “I will call on Congress to invest $1.4 billion to hire new, better…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 1999

I will call on Congress to invest $1.4 billion to hire new, better trained teachers to reduce class size in the early grades.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on the Initiative To Provide a Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom

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