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Gerald Ford: “I do not think anything is wrong with asking these local school districts that want this authority to rise up to the…”

On the recordMarch 10, 1999
I do not think anything is wrong with asking these local school districts that want this authority to rise up to the occasion and to be able to live up to these standards today. I would close by merely saying to all my colleagues in the Congress, particularly on the majority side, the $100 billion infrastructure problem we have in America, the Federal Government did not cause that problem; the 2 million teacher shortage we have in America, the Federal Government did not cause that problem. Let us work together to get the job done. Support the Miller-Kildee amendment.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan
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Discussing local school district authority and federal responsibility during a committee meeting.

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