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Patty Murray: “I commend the Senator from Massachusetts and ask him again, because we have heard from the other side that this is some…”

On the recordMay 8, 2001
I commend the Senator from Massachusetts and ask him again, because we have heard from the other side that this is some kind of Federal mandate for local class size would the Senator from Massachusetts not agree with me that this is a voluntary steady stream of money for schools that choose to use this money to reduce class size?
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Discussing funding for schools and class size during a Senate debate.

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