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Steny Hoyer: we have had this argument in our committee before, and I ask the gentleman why then does he not believe that all the…

On the recordOctober 25, 2000
we have had this argument in our committee before, and I ask the gentleman why then does he not believe that all the education money that we appropriate in his bill should not be simply block granted? Let me give a specific example.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing education funding during a committee debate.

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