“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordFebruary 2, 1994
I would like to correct some statistics about South Dakota education that my distinguished colleague from Montana, Senator Burns mentioned earlier today during the debate on S. 1150, Goals 2000: Educate America Act. South Dakota holds the following national rankings: 3d in SAT scores, 10th in ACT scores, 6th in graduation rate, 42d in per pupil expenditure; and 51st in teacher salaries. These statistics speak for themselves; the correlations are obvious. Second, I would like to let Senator Harkin know that I agree with him about the importance of school facilities. Some schools in my home State are not in good condition. Leaking ceilings and drafty classrooms are an obvious deterrent to quality learning. I will be introducing shortly legislation to reauthorize Public Law 81-815, School Construction for the Impact Aid Program. I hope that my colleagues will join me in showing their concern for school facilities.
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Larry Pressler
South Dakota
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The speaker addresses education statistics and the condition of school facilities in South Dakota.

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