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Bill Clinton: “They shouldn't have passed that 209. Mr. Smiley. I totally agree with you on that. The question I want to ask is, there…”

On the recordAugust 4, 1997
They shouldn't have passed that 209. Mr. Smiley. I totally agree with you on that. The question I want to ask is, there is a bill that's pending in the Texas Legislature that suggests that if scores--test scores are going to be the sole criteria for all students being admitted to college, why not include athletes in that regard? I'm wondering how you feel about that. I actually think it may help the Razorbacks, because the kids that can't go to school in Texas may go up to Arkansas. [Laughter]
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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