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Frank Riggs: “I do not believe that Christian bashing ought to take place on this floor. I deplore the use of the race card and race…”

On the recordNovember 4, 1997
I do not believe that Christian bashing ought to take place on this floor. I deplore the use of the race card and race baiting. I really think it is inappropriate. Mr. Speaker, when African-Americans of childbearing age are polled, 86 percent support government-funded, taxpayer-funded vouchers to send children to the public, private or parochial school of their choice. As the gentleman very well knows, we already have taxpayer-funded choice in both preschool, child care and in higher education, and I have never heard him voice any objections to that.
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Frank Riggs
California

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Addressing issues of race and education funding during a House floor debate.

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