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On the recordMarch 27, 2003
In my view one of the roles of the Federal Government is to try to close that gap and help those children that come from less affluent neighborhoods to actually have equal opportunity to succeed.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

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Emphasizing the need for equal educational opportunities

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