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On the recordFebruary 24, 2016
I'm one of the last remaining people who voted for No Child Left Behind in the Congress of the United States, and we caught plenty of hell for requiring too much testing.
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

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Isakson defends his support for No Child Left Behind amid criticism over testing.

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