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Trent Franks: “It lets the States make that decision. We tried to create the broadest possible latitude for the States and the local…”

On the recordMarch 18, 2004
It lets the States make that decision. We tried to create the broadest possible latitude for the States and the local governments there to do that. Certainly if we look at, and there is a lot of criticism that Washington no longer cares about education, and they measure our concern for education in funding, but the reality is our funding for education in Washington has gone up precipitously, and in my judgment that is in the wrong direction.
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Trent Franks
Arizona

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Discussing education funding and state decision-making authority.

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