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Pete Hoekstra: “We know that, since 1979, with the Education Department, we have been bringing more power and more funding, more rules…”

On the recordApril 22, 1998
We know that, since 1979, with the Education Department, we have been bringing more power and more funding, more rules and regulations to Washington and saying we need to improve education in America, and the way to do that is to move more money and power to Washington and allow the Education Department to dictate to local schools and to local parents and local administrators how best to educate their kids.
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

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Discussing the role of the Education Department in American education policy.

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