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David Weldon: The future of our children's education, it is not just about them and their lives, it is about our whole Nation. We have…

On the recordOctober 21, 1997
The future of our children's education, it is not just about them and their lives, it is about our whole Nation. We have learned, we have discovered, that the future lies not only in our ability today to be innovative, but in the ability of our children tomorrow to compete, to be inventive. We need to be doing what we can to make sure we are making education better in America. This is an ill-advised scheme, in my opinion, that the President should shelve. I again commend the gentleman for his initiative.
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David Weldon
Republican · Florida

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Discussing the importance of education and criticizing a proposal by the President.

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