I hate to break into the flow of thought, but in listening to my friend from Illinois I am wondering if he is aware that the first President to call attention to the needs of education in modern American history happened to be a Republican named Dwight Eisenhower. Is my friend familiar with his National Defense of Education Act?
Barbara Boxer: “I hate to break into the flow of thought, but in listening to my friend from Illinois I am wondering if he is aware that…”
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