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On the recordMarch 15, 2010
Well, I am going to push it even further for a certain age for the children to go to the school that they would like to go to and give them a lot more power to--if even the system is dysfunctional, a lot of these children can make very good decisions for themselves, and we at least owe them that stability while we are figuring out their own situation.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

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Advocating for children's rights to choose their schools for stability.

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