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Ron Kind: “We have had a tremendous run with economic success and growth in recent years. We have heard testimony today from the…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2000
We have had a tremendous run with economic success and growth in recent years. We have heard testimony today from the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan, on the Committee on Education and the Workforce, very enlightening and in-depth testimony about the important role of ramping up the quality of education and the implications for maintaining economic growth and expanding the opportunity for economic achievement in this country.
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Ron Kind
Wisconsin

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Discussing the importance of education for economic growth during a special order.

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