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Todd Rokita: “I finally realized what is happening here. What the other side considers ambiguous is really flexibility. I think that…”

On the recordFebruary 7, 2017
I finally realized what is happening here. What the other side considers ambiguous is really flexibility. I think that is the difference here. But, let's be clear. What we intended through ESSA was flexibility for the States. Nowhere in the law are we ambiguous about what we intended. I would like to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Ferguson), who, in the month that he has been here, has already injected a lot of energy to the committee and is doing a great job for his constituents. {time} 1600
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Todd Rokita
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Feb 7, 2017

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