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Robert Smith: “We would like to give more resources to education. We would like more accountability for that. We would like better…”

On the recordMay 1, 2001
We would like to give more resources to education. We would like more accountability for that. We would like better results for that. If we can keep the focus on educating children, there are all kinds of things that become possible in terms of testing, not just kids but teachers as well, to make sure we are delivering results, that we are giving parents more choices so we give their children more chances. In a nutshell, that is what I want to vote for: more resources but also more reform. If we do that, the American people will look at our work as Republicans and Democrats and thank us for generations to come. There is not a single thing we could do more significantly for the future of our country, for the parents and their children, than to provide more resources and to demand more reform.
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Robert Smith
Oregon
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Discussing education reform and resource allocation during a floor speech.

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