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Bob Wise: “I do feel that these changes, assuming they are coming about in this way, show the power of grassroots pressure. I think…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 1995
I do feel that these changes, assuming they are coming about in this way, show the power of grassroots pressure. I think it has been the reaction. I think we are going to need to talk about this some more, because we can agree on this: There are a lot of parents concerned, and justifiably so, about what the impact of these cuts will be.
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Bob Wise
West Virginia

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Discussing the impact of budget cuts on parents and grassroots activism.

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