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Timothy Roemer: “As a conferee on the Elementary Secondary Education Act, I was participating in a public forum advocating full funding…”

On the recordDecember 6, 2001
As a conferee on the Elementary Secondary Education Act, I was participating in a public forum advocating full funding for children with disabilities. Had I been present, I would have voted 'nay.'
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Timothy Roemer
Indiana

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Addressing his absence during a vote on Trade Promotion Authority.

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