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Barbara Boxer: “Education, in my view, is the No. 1 issue in this country today. Why? Because we know that if we do not give our…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 1999
Education, in my view, is the No. 1 issue in this country today. Why? Because we know that if we do not give our children a good education, a series of bad things happen: They will not be productive, they will drop out, they will get into trouble, and all the rest. We are now in the global marketplace. We all know this. I daresay everyone on both sides of the aisle says that education is important.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Discussing the importance of education during a Senate floor debate.

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