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Mike Pence: The SOAR Act opens the schoolhouse door. It reopens the door for opportunities for these families and for their children…

On the recordMarch 30, 2011
The SOAR Act opens the schoolhouse door. It reopens the door for opportunities for these families and for their children in the District of Columbia. And I believe it was before a model for the Nation, and it can be so again. So I encourage my colleagues to join me in respectfully opposing the Norton funding amendment but vigorously supporting H.R. 471. Let's stand with those families. Let's put joy in their hearts. Let's create a boundless future for their children. Let's pass the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act.
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Mike Pence
Republican · Indiana
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Mar 30, 2011

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