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Virginia Foxx: Let me be really clear here: children in your congressional district aren't competing for jobs in your district or in…

On the recordMay 20, 2013
Let me be really clear here: children in your congressional district aren't competing for jobs in your district or in your state; they are competing for jobs with children in Singapore, in South Korea, in India, in China, in Russia, in Denmark, in Iceland.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

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Foxx emphasizes global competition for jobs affecting U.S. children's education.

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