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On the recordFebruary 7, 2023
The issue of the early childhood education by a vote of 70 to 30, New Mexico has not targeted to put more resources into our earliest--you know, the babies right? That is where we need to invest, because we know that has such an amazing return.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

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Emphasizing the importance of investing in early childhood education.

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