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On the recordMay 20, 2013
According to the Committee for Education Funding, the Republican budget--the Ryan budget--would cut Head Start by an additional $900 million on top of the $401 million in cuts from the sequester.
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Frederica Wilson
Democratic · Florida

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Wilson discusses budget cuts to Head Start and their impact on children's education.

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