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On the recordMay 13, 2003
The Bush proposal, as you noted, would take this down a huge amount, 40 percent. That means the number of children kicked out of the program, 570,000.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Boxer highlights the significant cuts to after-school programs proposed by the Bush administration.

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