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Sheila Jackson Lee: “So I rise today to support this and ask anybody with good judgment, why would you vote against it? As I said, I don't…”

On the recordAugust 10, 2010
So I rise today to support this and ask anybody with good judgment, why would you vote against it? As I said, I don't like the pay-fors, but it is paid for. We will fix that. But let me tell you what is happening in Texas. Texas is taking money out of the mouths of children and putting it somewhere else. So I am supporting it because we have language that says to the Governor of the State of Texas, don't fool with money for children and education. And we have 40 school districts saying we support the legislative language that members of the Texas legislation have proposed.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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Aug 10, 2010

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Jackson Lee addresses funding issues affecting children and education in Texas.

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