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Joe Wilson: “But what was good enough for us and what was good enough for our parents or our grandparents is not going to be good…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2000
But what was good enough for us and what was good enough for our parents or our grandparents is not going to be good enough for our kids.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Discussing education savings accounts and the evolution of public education in America.

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