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William F. Goodling: “For 20 years I pleaded with the Democrat majority to please fund the unfunded mandate, the biggest we ever had in the…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 1996
For 20 years I pleaded with the Democrat majority to please fund the unfunded mandate, the biggest we ever had in the history of this country, which of course is special ed. For 20 months I have hounded the new Republican majority to please begin funding it. Tonight I am happy to say that there is a 10 percent increase in there. So I thank everyone, the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. Livingston], the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Porter], everybody else who was responsible. But, more importantly, every school district in the United States says thank you.
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William F. Goodling
Pennsylvania
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Discussing funding for special education during a speech on the House floor.

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