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Patty Murray: What brought him back was the Federally funded School-to-Work Program. When I asked the student if the Federal…

On the recordFebruary 25, 1999
What brought him back was the Federally funded School-to-Work Program. When I asked the student if the Federal Government had a role, he said, ``Absolutely yes. You need to be there when everybody else fails.''
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Discussing the role of the Federal Government in dropout prevention during a Senate debate.

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