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Jeff Flake: if the gentleman remembers me as a person who has spent a lifetime building schools and preparing young people for the…

On the recordOctober 9, 1997
if the gentleman remembers me as a person who has spent a lifetime building schools and preparing young people for the future, then I think he will be able to remember me in that way. Children first, education first, and I will do what is appropriate for the bill.
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

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Discussing the importance of education and children's welfare in relation to a bill.

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