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On the recordMay 18, 2009
I know it is sort of baked into the cake in our debates around here. The people say, well, let the states handle this problem. I don't think the states have done a terribly good job handling this problem.
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Rob Andrews
Democratic · New Jersey

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Andrews criticizes the reliance on states to manage teacher registries effectively.

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