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Jim Nussle: “I know that as much as you try and as much as I try, there is no way that the public education system is going to be…”

On the recordOctober 23, 1997
I know that as much as you try and as much as I try, there is no way that the public education system is going to be able to provide all of the necessary things, the resources and educational tools, that my daughter is going to need into the future. I am not suggesting I necessarily need this account, I do not know. We will see. It probably is not going anywhere, it sounds like, from what we hear, because the President does not think parents ought to have this choice. I believe we ought to at least start down the road and discuss who should make these decisions.
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Jim Nussle
Iowa
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Discussing the challenges of public education for children with special needs.

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