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John Kline: “I think the points were made. I thank the ranking member, Mr. Miller, for making those points. What concerns me about…”

On the recordMay 9, 2014
I think the points were made. I thank the ranking member, Mr. Miller, for making those points. What concerns me about the gentlewoman's amendment is this is going to take money away from the purposes for which we have designed it and put it in this bill. We are trying to make sure that good, high-quality charter schools can be expanded and replicated, and this will detract from that ability. So I urge my colleagues to vote ``no,'' and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. Moore). The amendment was rejected. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Ms. Bass The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 5 printed in part A of House Report 113-444.
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John Kline
Republican · Minnesota
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May 9, 2014

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