Bill Clinton: “I have said that I had no higher priority than getting our children…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1997

I have said that I had no higher priority than getting our children the best education in the world in the 21st century.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on Congressional Action on Education Legislation and an Exchange With Reporters

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