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Barbara Boxer: I wanted to make sure my friend knew, in the last poll I saw, about 90 percent of the people said: We need to do more…

On the recordJune 28, 2000
I wanted to make sure my friend knew, in the last poll I saw, about 90 percent of the people said: We need to do more for our children after school.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Discussing support for afterschool programs during a floor speech.

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