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Frank Riggs: Mr. Speaker, I would go back to what the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Lewis] said. We will let Ms. King's words speak for…

On the recordNovember 4, 1997
Mr. Speaker, I would go back to what the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Lewis] said. We will let Ms. King's words speak for themselves. She is not only a highly respected civil rights advocate, but she is also a former public and private schoolteacher. Here is what she said in testimony before our committee: ``It has been demonstrated that when you implement a choice program, including vouchers, that you empower the parents, the system improves, the schools begin to compete, and hope arises.''
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Frank Riggs
California

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Discussing the impact of school choice programs during a debate on education reform.

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