Well, let's open the door further. I would, both on this subcommittee, as Chair of the subcommittee, but also on the authorizing committee, we ought to be saying what we can do over the next few years to expand that school year? We have got to do this. We just can't keep on like we are.
Harkin emphasizes the need to expand the school year for better education.
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