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Ron Kind: Just to be clear, the Democratic substitute is offering close to 10 billion more in additional funds over the next 5…

On the recordMarch 24, 2004
Just to be clear, the Democratic substitute is offering close to 10 billion more in additional funds over the next 5 years to fund No Child Left Behind and special education; over the next 10 years, $50 billion more than the President's baseline budget that he submitted in regards to education programs. Yet we still achieve balance, a balanced budget within 8 years, given the limitations that we face with these historically large budget deficits that we have the majority party to thank for.
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Ron Kind
Wisconsin

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Discussing funding for education programs during a budget debate.

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