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W. Todd Akin: “You know, it was interesting. When we were looking at that No Child Left Behind, it was my first kind of introduction to…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2010
You know, it was interesting. When we were looking at that No Child Left Behind, it was my first kind of introduction to insider ball in Washington, DC, and the Department of Education. And there were all of these programs in the Department of Education, and each one was funded.
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri
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govinfo.gov
Feb 3, 2010

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The speaker reflects on their experience with the No Child Left Behind Act and the Department of Education.

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