11/08/2011
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"I've often said that if kids learn more now, they'll earn more later, and that's not just a rhyme, it's literally the truth."
"I appreciate that because we can't seek to have great teachers in classrooms if we don't have great professional development."
"Thanks very much. I appreciate Senator Whitehouse and Senator Collins convening this hearing."
"That gap, which is what we're talking about here, and the $82 billion--and thank you for introducing the legislation, because that would close that gap for roughly all children under the age of 4 at 2..."