On the recordJuly 14, 1999
Education is the means for all girls, including pregnant and parenting teens, to achieve economic self-sufficiency.
Dale Kildee: “Education is the means for all girls, including pregnant and parenting teens, to achieve economic self-sufficiency.”
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Emphasizing the importance of education for girls' economic independence.
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