I say to the Senator from North Dakota, he is right on the money, literally and figuratively--literally because, as I understand it, this proposal says they are going to use $1.2 billion, the amount we need to continue the program of hiring 100,000 new teachers, but then it says only if it is authorized. The Senator may correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the program is not authorized and there is virtually no chance we will authorize it this year. Am I right about that?
Chuck Schumer: “I say to the Senator from North Dakota, he is right on the money, literally and figuratively--literally because, as I…”
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Discussing funding for a program to hire new teachers during Senate debate.
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