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Lee Metcalf: “I rise today to honor our Nation's teachers. I would like to thank them for their dedication and inspiration. I was a…”

On the recordMay 4, 1999
I rise today to honor our Nation's teachers. I would like to thank them for their dedication and inspiration. I was a public school teacher for 30 years, so I understand the importance of a good education and the foundation it builds for our youth. American students, parents and teachers must maintain the highest level of quality in education. It gives the schools greater flexibility to keep those in school that have the greatest need. And with requiring the matching funds, it is a multiplier and brings more money to the table to help those students that need it the most. It indicates our high priority for the Pell grants and campus-based programs and the fact that we continue to want them to be the highest priority of higher education.
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Lee Metcalf
Montana
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Honoring teachers and discussing the importance of education funding and Pell grants.

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