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Dick Durbin: “How do you ensure the fiscal solvency of the schools?”

On the recordSeptember 15, 2009
How do you ensure the fiscal solvency of the schools?
Said by
Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin questions the measures taken to ensure schools' financial health.

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