We have schools across this country, and I know in my State, before-school programs for children, before school opens they actually open the school and provide a morning day care, provide breakfast for them, and it is on a sliding scale and the schools actually make money on it. For those who cannot afford to pay and those that can, they put together different programs to work.
Discussing before-school programs and their benefits during a floor speech.
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