Frank Pallone: “I think this is what we have to do, exactly what the gentleman has…”

On the recordOctober 22, 1997

I think this is what we have to do, exactly what the gentleman has done, which is to show how in various districts around the country efforts have been made to improve the public schools, whether it is basic skills or some of the other things we discussed tonight, and that is the direction in which this Congress and this House of Representatives should be going, clearly, not in the direction of taking the resources away for vouchers or other types of plans.

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Frank Pallone

Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussing the importance of improving public schools and opposing voucher plans.

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Frank Pallone: “I think this is what we have to do, exactly what the gentleman has done, which is to show how in various districts…”

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