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On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
Attacking Head Start when the real problem is health care is like invading Brazil after Pearl Harbor.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King criticizes focusing on Head Start instead of addressing the real issue of health care costs.

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