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Patty Murray: “Yes. The Senator from Nevada is absolutely correct. We want to be able to offer an amendment and have every Senator…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1999
Yes. The Senator from Nevada is absolutely correct. We want to be able to offer an amendment and have every Senator vote, up or down, whether or not they are going to continue to allow these teachers to be employed, to be working in our classrooms, or whether they are going to say: No, sorry; not on our watch.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Discussing the need for a Senate vote on teacher employment amendments.

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