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Lee Terry: Well, it is because of the opportunity that we have here in the House of Representatives, why I wanted to be here was to…

On the recordJune 12, 2002
Well, it is because of the opportunity that we have here in the House of Representatives, why I wanted to be here was to help families like them and the 58,000 like them in the Second Congressional District in Nebraska. Just think of the opportunities that those two children would have if they put the nearly $600 for each child in an educational savings account for college, what a wonderful opportunity that this body will give those families.
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Lee Terry
Nebraska

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Discussing the importance of educational savings accounts for families in Nebraska.

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