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On the recordMay 22, 2002
The beauty of this system, and the example that I used is probably wrong because I said if a local public school squanders that money and does not use it wisely, they will not get the check the next time. I think what would happen, I think what we would expect to happen, is because of the close connection that our public schools have to their communities, that when they get these dollars for a specific cause, such as in my hometown they want to rebuild or renovate the performing arts center, I think they could raise the money for it through this process, both through corporate and private gifts. I think they would do a whale of a job working with our local contractors to have that thing come in on budget, we would end up with a beautiful facility, it would be great for the kids and maybe the next year if they do not have something or maybe in 2 years they have got another need, they will go back to our community and when the community sees the investment that they are making in our kids, that they are spending the money wisely, these people will ante up again and they will give them a check the second time.
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

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Discussing the funding and community support for local public schools.

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