Mr. Chairman, no challenge faces our country like the challenge of education. We, in our budget resolution, rise to that challenge. We pay down the debt, we provide for tax cuts, but we also provide for priority spending on things like education, which we believe the American people want. What is the difference between our resolution and the base bill? $20.5 billion more in our resolution for education.
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