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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Mr. Speaker, we think we have made a very strong case tonight at the beginning of the Week of the Young Child to make…

On the recordApril 14, 2008
Mr. Speaker, we think we have made a very strong case tonight at the beginning of the Week of the Young Child to make sure that there is a mandate for this Congress to increase the funding for Head Start, increase the funding for Child Care and Development Block Grants, and make sure that when those little babies are put on the crossroads of the path of their life, that we send them strongly down the right path so that they can have the best life that they can possibly have.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

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Advocating for increased funding for Head Start and Child Care during the Week of the Young Child.

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