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On the recordSeptember 29, 1999
What I said was I felt the program should be ratcheted up in a logical fashion, and that we are at the point where the Department of Education, Secretary Riley, has stated that $600 million is what he needs and what he can now handle to ratchet up the program. Eventually, I hope my friend shares the view that this ought to be a much bigger program than it is now. But we cannot go 1 day from $200 million to $2 billion. No, I do not support that, and I think my friend's attempt to make it look as if I do is simply not correct.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Discussing funding levels for an education program during a Senate debate.

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