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Joe Cunningham: “Men like Gray Davis, our new governor, and Alan Bersin in San Diego, are trying to do the right things and get through…”

On the recordMarch 10, 1999
Men like Gray Davis, our new governor, and Alan Bersin in San Diego, are trying to do the right things and get through the bureaucracy and get more flexibility into the school system. We need to support them. I heard the word ``bipartisan.'' The President will sign this bill as it is, and the saying is, ``if it ain't broke, don't fix it.'' Because by ``fixing it,'' in the way some on the other side want, we are going to increase the Federal regulations in the name of ``accountability.'' We do not want to do that. We want to help these kids. Let us go forward and let us do a good job.
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Joe Cunningham
South Carolina

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Discussing support for education reforms and the importance of flexibility in the school system.

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