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Tom Harkin: “The Senator asks me a legitimate question. As I understand it, under the Voinovich amendment, IDEA is an allowable use…”

On the recordJune 28, 2000
The Senator asks me a legitimate question. As I understand it, under the Voinovich amendment, IDEA is an allowable use under title VI. I believe that is well covered in the Voinovich amendment. Again, the Senator wants to restrict the use of the construction and modernization money. A lot of it will be used for accessibility. Some may not be. Some may be used to repair a ceiling. A ceiling is leaking, and they need to repair it. It might not just help kids with disabilities, it would help all kids. I would not want to narrow it this way.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Discussing the implications of the Voinovich amendment on funding for education infrastructure.

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