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George H.W. Bush: Special ed. Hollis may need more on special ed. It is my feeling that block grants should be used instead of these…

On the recordFebruary 16, 1992
Special ed. Hollis may need more on special ed. It is my feeling that block grants should be used instead of these mandates out of some subcommittee in Washington, DC. And if you need more for special ed, it ought to be here in a block grant for the people of Hollis and the Governor of New Hampshire to decide, rather than some subcommittee chairman that's been there 30 years on the Democratic side in Washington. So, we're going to fight for the block grant approach and continue to try to do it, and that, I believe, will answer some of this problem, not all. Yes, right here. Yes, sir. The Economy
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George H.W. Bush
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