John Tierney: “let me say that it is obvious to all of us that when we are talking…”

On the recordOctober 23, 1997

let me say that it is obvious to all of us that when we are talking the taxpayers' money, we are talking about the community's money. I do not think it is my money. I know quite well it belongs to everybody. It is their choice to have a good public education system in this country. We ought to spend public funds, their funds on that, not some wealthy individual's further advantage on a private school. They have made that choice and they do that on their own.

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John Tierney

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Discussing the importance of public education funding during a debate.

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