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David Obey: The position of the majority party has been that while there is $28 billion in money on the table to allocate under…

On the recordSeptember 20, 2000
The position of the majority party has been that while there is $28 billion in money on the table to allocate under their budget proposal, that not one additional dime should go to education. That is crazy.
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David Obey
Wisconsin

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Discussing budget allocations for education during a House floor debate.

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