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Lynn C. Woolsey: Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would like to remind Members that the President had a bipartisan vote on a bill called Leave…

On the recordOctober 7, 2002
Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would like to remind Members that the President had a bipartisan vote on a bill called Leave No Child Behind. It was a good bill, but what the President forgot is we have to fund good bills. He is leaving 99 percent of our children behind by not including full funding for his bill in this budget.
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Lynn C. Woolsey
California

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Addressing the need for full funding of the Leave No Child Behind bill.

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