That may be his intent, but that is in fact not what either the bill or the report says. If I might just quote from the bill and the report, we will talk about why I believe what he is doing is exactly that, mandating from Washington DC the specific kind of reform which will be acceptable. By the way, he says it is important that we go forward with school reform. I will tell the gentleman school reform is going forward in Arizona.
Discussing school reform and federal mandates during a debate on a bill.
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