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Nancy Kassebaum: “I believe most Americans realize that is so. Federal dollars in education are less than 10 percent of the education…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 1996
I believe most Americans realize that is so. Federal dollars in education are less than 10 percent of the education dollars spent in this country. Local and State governments spend, I think, about $508 billion in education. I happen to believe that it still should be a question of local and State authority on education. The Federal Government can provide support, but if we start to rely more and more on Federal dollars coming from here in Washington and believe that solves the problem, then I suggest, Mr. President, that we are in trouble. That is where we differ: Who bears the main responsibility for the funding of our educational system? I suggest it has worked well, and it will continue and should work best, at the local level.
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Nancy Kassebaum
Republican · Kansas
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Discussing the role of federal versus local funding in education during a Senate debate.

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