About a year ago, the Senator from Washington came to the floor and offered an amendment that would dramatically change the way money flows out of Washington back to local schools, local units of education. And as I remember, there was a resounding vote here on the floor in favor of that.
Angie Craig: “About a year ago, the Senator from Washington came to the floor and offered an amendment that would dramatically change…”
On the recordOctober 12, 1998
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Discussing a past amendment related to funding for local education.
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