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Steve Israel: I will conclude, Madam Chairman, by suggesting that the mainstream view, the view that has been endorsed on a bipartisan…

On the recordJuly 19, 2007
I will conclude, Madam Chairman, by suggesting that the mainstream view, the view that has been endorsed on a bipartisan basis by mainstream Republicans and Democrats on the Appropriations Committee and the American people is that we should make investments in education. The fringe view: more oil money for oil companies.
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Steve Israel
New York

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Discussing funding priorities in education versus oil companies.

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