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On the recordSeptember 7, 2011
I think there is the sense that there should be, as Senator Burr has done in his bill, background checks on those people we know will get government money.
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Barbara Mikulski
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Mikulski emphasizes the need for background checks for government-funded child care providers.

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