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George W. Bush: The fact that children can't read and write and add and subtract is not satisfactory to me, because every child counts…

On the recordApril 1, 2002
The fact that children can't read and write and add and subtract is not satisfactory to me, because every child counts in America, and no child should be left behind.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at a Fundraiser for Gubernatorial Candidate Mike Fisher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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