06/15/2011
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"opening statement"
"I was the United States Education Secretary when this law was passed 25 years ago, and there was a lot of pride in it because it represented an important compromise."
"Am I correct that two major goals of the Act were from the beginning to allow each State maximum flexibility in developing child care programs and to promote parental choice to empower working parents..."
"I want to thank Richard Burr and Barbara Mikulski for effective work on behalf of millions of American families."