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On the recordNovember 15, 2001
I just left a wonderful event at Union Station sponsored by First Book, Coca Cola, and Scholastic Educational Services. We all know that the mission of First Book is to put a book in the hands of children and encourage them to read. They are going to be there the rest of the day, so I am encouraging people to go by, sign this giant book, because for every signature that they get, some child is going to get their very own book to read.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Promoting a literacy event hosted by First Book and encouraging participation.

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