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Patty Murray: “At its heart, the Nation's primary elementary and secondary education law is a civil rights law.”

On the recordMay 17, 2016
At its heart, the Nation's primary elementary and secondary education law is a civil rights law.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray emphasizes the civil rights aspect of the education law.

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