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Michael Bennet: “I've often said that if we had a rally to keep No Child Left Behind the same on the Capitol steps, there's not a single…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
I've often said that if we had a rally to keep No Child Left Behind the same on the Capitol steps, there's not a single person in the country that would come to that. We are 8 years overdue. We are long overdue.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet emphasizes the lack of public support for No Child Left Behind and the need for reform.

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