On the recordSeptember 15, 2009
To use only one test when deciding what ideas to support with your precious tax dollars, it's not whether the idea is liberal or conservative; what matters is, does it work?
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congress.govBarack Obama: “To use only one test when deciding what ideas to support with your precious tax dollars, it's not whether the idea is…”
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Obama emphasizes the importance of effectiveness over political ideology in education funding.
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