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Paul Tonko: I think that it is so critically important that we not allow or ask our children to go to schools that are unsafe.

On the recordMarch 10, 2009
I think that it is so critically important that we not allow or ask our children to go to schools that are unsafe.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko stresses the importance of safe school environments amidst local funding challenges.

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