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Robert C. Byrd: “Obviously the President does not know what we know, or he does not want to know. His commitment to upgrading the quality…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 1983
Obviously the President does not know what we know, or he does not want to know. His commitment to upgrading the quality of education is limited to his speeches, not his actions. Our children need more than a public relations campaign.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Sep 19, 1983

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing the administration's record on funding education programs.

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