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SUBMITTED, INCLUDING STATEMENTS OF GROUPS THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO TESTIFY. WE WILL ALL GO THROUGH THOSE. TOMORROW MORNING WE WILL BE HEARING FROM INDIVIDUALS...
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| 00:00:19 |
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HOW DIFFERENT PUBLIC POLICIES HAVE AFFECTED THEM IN THEIR OWN LIVES. SO THAT WE PUT SOME HUMANITY INTO THE PLATFORM IN ADDITION TO THE BROAD POLICY STATEMENTS....
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| 00:02:32 |
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A RECESSION THAT IS TRACKING PEOPLE DOWN EVEN FURTHER. UNFORTUNATELY, MANY PEOPLE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ANYTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I THINK IT IS...
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| 00:06:53 |
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GROWTH. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ECONOMY THAT DOES NOT GROW ON BUBBLES
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| 00:06:58 |
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AND HOUSING AND STOCK, BUT THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY. ON MONEY AND SPEND IT. THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE TO DO. WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO RESTORE THE HEALTH THE UNION...
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| 00:07:35 |
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I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT I HAVE PROVIDED STATEMENTS OF EXPERTS CALLED THE BROADER APPROACH TO
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| 00:07:42 |
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EDUCATION, WHICH POINTS OUT WE CANNOT GET BETTER SCHOOL OUTCOMES IF WE ONLY DEAL WITH SCHOOLS. WE NEED TO REACH CHILDREN EARLY AND ADDRESS THEIR HEALTH,...
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| 00:08:39 |
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| 00:08:47 |
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| 00:08:48 |
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CAN I START NOW OR WAIT FOR THE CAR? LET ME THINK HE'LL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. -- LET ME TAHNK YOU. -- LET ME THANK YOU. I SAW HOW FAST FIVE MINUTES...
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| 00:09:22 |
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IS CALLED CHINA TRADE GAP CAUSES MASSIVE JOB AND WAGE LOSSES, A DOCUMENT THAT WAS DONE BY EPI ON BEHALF OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT THE STEEL WORKERS HELPED...
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| 00:15:58 |
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I SAW EVERYONE AROUND ME FEVERISHLY SCRIBBLING OUT LINES AFTER THE FIVE MINUTE WARNING. I RUN A NATIONAL COMMERCIAL SOLAR IN STOLLER OUT OF CALIFORNIA....
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| 00:16:22 |
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IN THE UNITED STATES. WE ALSO HAVE A JOB PENDING IN ARIZONA, A VERY EXCITING JOB IN PHOENIX. I AM HOPING THAT MIGHT BUY ME AN EXTRA MINUTE OF TIME. >>...
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| 00:16:53 |
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ONE OF THE GREAT PRIVILEGES IS
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| 00:16:55 |
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THE ABILITY TO CONVENE MEETINGS TO FREELY ARTICULATE THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF OUR PARTY. WHILE THE PROCESS IS SIMILAR, THE ISSUES OF OUR NATION HAVE CONVERGED...
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| 00:22:13 |
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AGAIN, WE ARE TAKING ALL THE WRITTEN STATEMENTS AND ABSORBING THOSE AS WELL. WE ALSO HAVE A QUESTION. HOLD ON A MINUTE. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF...
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| 00:22:59 |
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RENEWABLES LAST YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO NOT BUILD NEW POWER PLANTS. I THINK THAT THERE IS A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD PROCESS BY WHICH WITHIN 10 YEARS, WE CAN...
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| 00:23:13 |
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FAR AS NEW GENERATION IS CONCERNED, CARBON- FREE. >> MY UNDERSTANDING OF SOLAR ENERGY, WIND ENERGY, IT SPIKES AND EBBS WITH THE SUN AND WIND. DO WE NEED...
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| 00:23:41 |
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GENERATING POWER AT NIGHT AND THE SUN IS DOING SO DURING THE DAY. BUT BASE LOADING AND BALANCING THAT WILL REQUIRE EITHER INNOVATION AND STORAGE OR MORE...
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| 00:23:53 |
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PERIOD, OTHER FORMS OF GENERATION. -- AT LEAST IN THE GAP PERIOD. HYDRO AND OTHER THINGS ARE EXAMPLES OF THAT. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE NEXT. >> THANK...
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| 00:24:27 |
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THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK RAPIDLY TO YOU TODAY. THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP OF SEVEN UNIONS WITH 6 MILLION MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE WORKERS AND INDUSTRIES...
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| 00:24:39 |
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ECONOMY. WE HAVE TALKED WITH WORKERS ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THEIR JOBS AND THE ECONOMY. WHEN WORKERS TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMY, THEY TALK ABOUT IT IN...
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| 00:28:40 |
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CAN REBUILD THE MIDDLE
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| 00:28:42 |
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CLASS. AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE MUST BE AVAILABLE TO ALL AMERICANS. TOO MANY ARE LEFT WITHOUT INSURANCE. COSTS ARE UNCONTROLLED AND THERE IS TO THE FOCUS...
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| 00:30:38 |
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SWEENY. WE CERTAINLY WANT TO COMMEND THIS COMMITTEE ON PUTTING THIS PROCESS TOGETHER TO HEAR FROM
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| 00:30:47 |
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ALL OF US IN AMERICA ABOUT OUR CONCERNS. AFTER A GENERATION OF STAGNANT WAGES UNDER INVESTMENT IN OUR FUTURE AND THE TAX BREAKS FOR THE RICH, WE ARE IN...
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| 00:36:14 |
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RETIREMENT FROM THE STEEL WORKERS, A UNION THAT HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO GREEN JOBS FOR AMERICA AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE GROWTH OF THE APOLLO ALLIANCE.
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| 00:36:24 |
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I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY. THE ALLIANCE WAS CREATED FOUR YEARS AGO TO BRING TOGETHER A NON-TRADITIONAL COALITION OF ALLIES...
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| 00:41:39 |
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NETWORK OF 60 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. WE WANTED TO WORK ON IT FOR SWANSON CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY. THERE ARE STILL SOME PEOPLE --
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| 00:41:52 |
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THANKFULLY, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS RECOGNIZED THIS IS A PROBLEM. YOU HAVE HAD CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE PLATFORM SINCE 1992. CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT JUST...
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| 00:47:06 |
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COMMITTEE FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT THIS TESTIMONY. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK KAREN
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| 00:47:11 |
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AND MICHAEL, WHO REACHED OUT TO WOMEN'S GROUPS AND MADE SURE WE WERE HEARD BEFORE THIS.
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| 00:47:19 |
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I APPRECIATE THAT.
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| 00:47:24 |
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WE ARE A MULTI-ISSUE GROUP AND HAVE CONSULTED WITH OTHER GROUPS IN PRESENTING YOUR TESTIMONY. BUT I WILL CONCENTRATE MY COMMENTS ONLY ON THE ECONOMIC...
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| 00:53:23 |
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WILL MAKE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE AVAILABLE TO ALL. WE'RE NOW GOING TO HEAR FROM FOUR DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS ON SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT. WE WILL BEGIN...
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| 00:54:08 |
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UP 98% SINCE 2000. YET THESE INSURED FAMILIES OFTEN FIND THEMSELVES UNDER INSURED. THEY ARE SPENDING MORE THAN 10% OF THEIR INCOME ON OUT-OF-POCKET...
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| 00:59:02 |
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THANK YOU. >> SHE IS A FORMER COLLEAGUE AND POLICY START. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. IF I CAN ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE
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| 00:59:24 |
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CONTEXT OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO DIFFERENT VISIONS. IF WE DO NOT COVER EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THIS COUNTRY, WHAT DOES THAT DO FOR PEOPLE AND...
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| 00:59:39 |
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INSURANCE -- WHAT DOES THAT DO TO THE PEOPLE -- THEIR ABILITY TO ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE? >> THERE IS NOT DISAGREEMENT ABOUT THIS. THEY CONDUCTED...
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| 01:00:14 |
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HEALTH INSURANCE. THAT IS MORE THAN THAT NUMBER OF HOMICIDES. THESE GAPS ARE NOT JUST IMMORAL AND A PROBLEM FOR PRODUCTIVITY. THEY AFFECT OUR COSTS. ...
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| 01:01:38 |
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MILLIONS OF CHILDREN TO CARE FOR I AM HONORED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY WORKS -- TO EXPLAIN WHY THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN MUST BE A KEY GOAL...
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| 01:07:51 |
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IS GRATIFYING TO SEE FOLKS THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SOLVING AMERICA'S HEALTH-CARE CRISIS. PRESENTING DIFFERENT OPINIONS HERE TODAY. THEY ARE CONVERGING...
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| 01:08:06 |
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OF WHAT WE MUST DO TO SOLVE THE CRISIS ONCE AND FOR ALL. I AM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AMERICA'S AGENDA, HEALTH CARE FOR ALL. WE'RE AN ORGANIZATION OF...
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| 01:13:48 |
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RESPECT TO CHRONIC DISEASE, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT REDUCING QUALITY IN THE COST OFASSOCIATED. WOULD YOU SAY PREVENTION AND WELLNESS IN THE AREA OF --...
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| 01:15:02 |
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CHEAPER TO TREAT A DIABETIC OR TO PREVENT THAN TO DEAL WITH LIMB AMPUTATION AND BLINDNESS AND ENROLLMENT IN THE ACUTE CARE SETTING. ACCESS IS ESSENTIAL...
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| 01:16:07 |
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BE TREATED AS A SERIOUS CHRONIC CONDITION AS THE OTHER ONES ARE. THAT IS TO REMAIN --
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| 01:16:13 |
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BE REMEDIED TO ADDRESS THE GENERAL ISSUE OF CHRONIC DISEASE. >>
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| 01:16:17 |
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THANK YOU. >>
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| 01:16:28 |
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GOOD AFTERNOON. AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE COALITION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF
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| 01:16:37 |
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MEDICAL RESEARCH. IT IS A BROAD COALITION THAT REPRESENTS THE VOICES OF PHYSICIANS, SCIENTISTS, AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY PATIENTS...
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| 01:16:51 |
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WITH THE COALITION IN THE CEO OF THE PARKINSON'S ACTION NETWORK. AN ORGANIZATION FOR THE PARKINSON'S DISEASE COMMUNITY. IT IS AN UNUSUAL COALITION IN...
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| 01:22:56 |
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FROM IRA FORMAN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL. IT IS A 51 C-4 ORGANIZATION AND WE THINK THE...
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| 01:23:30 |
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IT HAS TO MISSIONS. WE ARE TASKED WITH THE MISSION OF REPRESENTING THE VALUES AND CONCERNS OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY....
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| 01:29:37 |
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GET DEFENSIVE ON NATIONAL SECURITY. THERE'S A MYTH OUT THERE THAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE LOST CHINA AND VIETNAM AND IRAN AND LOST SOMALIA. IF YOU TAKE...
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| 01:35:48 |
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WE ESPECIALLY WELCOME YOU. THANK
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| 01:35:53 |
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YOU SO MUCH. PATRICK CAMPBELL. >>
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| 01:36:04 |
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I SEEM TO BE FOLLOWING HIM AROUND EVER WERE. IT IS
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| 01:36:09 |
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THE FOURTH TIME BUT HE MAKES MY HEART EXCITED EVERY TIME. I AM PATRICK CAMPBELL AND I AM FROM THE IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA. I APPRECIATE...
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| 01:36:26 |
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BEING FROM CALIFORNIA AND SERVING WITH THE LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD TO MY NICKNAME WAS TOOTSIE. [LAUGHTER] YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU THAT DRY APPROVED...
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| 01:42:57 |
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WHILE YOU ARE CALLING UP THE NEXT PERSON,
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| 01:43:06 |
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WII WILL -- >> WE WILL SEGUE INTO EDUCATION AND HEAR FROM NATIONAL LEADERS. >> I WANT TO THANK THE DOCTOR FOR HIS LEADERSHIP
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| 01:43:39 |
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OF 134 STUDENT SCHOOL SYSTEMS. TWO OF THOSE VERY BRIGHT CHILDREN ARE MY JONATHAN AND REBECCA. UNDER HIS
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| 01:43:57 |
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LEADERSHIP WE HAVE SEEN A SCHOOL SYSTEM WHERE IN EVERY GRADE LEVEL, THEY TESTED FOR READING AND MATH, THEY DID HAVE SEEN PROGRESS IN EVERY COMMUNITY....
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| 01:44:48 |
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PROGRESS. FROM A SYSTEM THAT WAS UNDERPERFORMING TO A SYSTEM THAT IS PERFORMING EXTRAORDINARILY. THE QUESTION IS HOW TO MAKE SURE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN...
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| 01:51:12 |
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AND IMPROVING OUR EDUCATIONAL GOALS. MY CONCERN HAS TO DO WITH THE KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE SYSTEM FOR MANY YEARS WHO HAVE BEEN FILLED BY THE SYSTEM....
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| 01:52:22 |
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IS IT SUPPORTING PARENTS WHO NEED ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION IN THE SYSTEM AND IS THE CURRICULUM ACCESSIBLE AND SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS? BEFORE YOU HOLD...
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| 01:53:29 |
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I COME FROM A CLEAR BELIEVE ABOUT LABOR. IN MY LOCKER TESTIMONY, NOTHING IS POSSIBLE WITHOUT A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH LABOR. WE
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| 01:53:43 |
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HAVE DEVELOPED FAIRLY REMARKABLE PAY FOR PERFORMANCE MODELS. I KNOW THAT IS NOT A COMMON EVENT. A STRONG TEACHER LEADERSHIP MODEL AND STRONG DEVELOPMENT...
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| 01:55:13 |
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IMPROVE THAT? >> THERE IS A DETAILED SET OF PROPOSALS INSIDE THE WRITTEN TESTIMONY. RETENTION, RECRUITMENT, ADVANCEMENT, PREPARATION. WE NEED TO BE...
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| 01:55:38 |
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TEACHERS MORE IN THIS COUNTRY FOR THE WORK THEY DO. IN EXCHANGE FOR HONEST AND A THOUGHT -- AUTHENTIC ACCOUNTABILITY. NO ONE WILL ARGUE OTHERWISE. THAT...
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| 01:57:54 |
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TEACH FOR AMERICA HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS. I HAVE SEEN IT WITH MY SON. WHAT CAN WE DO IT IN TERMS OF A NATIONAL POLICY LEVEL THAT...
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| 01:58:30 |
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OBLIGATION IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY LIKE IN NEW YORK AND D.C. AS WELL. THEY'RE THINKING DIFFERENTLY ABOUT SYSTEMS ROLE. IT'S ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE LIKE...
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| 01:59:58 |
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UP OF 37 EDUCATION GROUPS AND
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| 02:00:02 |
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COMPANIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING THE INCLUSION OF THIS PROGRAM FROM K THROUGH 12. WE HAVE NINE STATES. INCLUDING MASSACHUSETTS....
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| 02:03:15 |
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THAT OCCURS THE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SYSTEM BE ALTERED TO ALIGN WITH THESE 21ST CENTURY OUTCOMES FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. WE WANT TO OFFER FOUR VERY CONCRETE...
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| 02:04:28 |
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LEFT BEHIND LEGISLATION. FOR
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| 02:04:30 |
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THE LAST TWO YEAR, WE'VE BEEN ASKING THE QUESTIONS WHERE ARE THERE ARE UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS. BUT WE NEED ASK AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION...
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| 02:05:54 |
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CIRCUMSTANCE WILLIAM IT BECOMES AN EITHER
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| 02:05:56 |
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OR, EITHER YOU
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| 02:05:57 |
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FOCUS ON READING AND MATH OR MATH AND SCIENCE
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| 02:06:01 |
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OR TWO WHOLE OTHER SUBJECTS. >> THERE ARE A LOT OF
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| 02:06:04 |
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DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO IT. ONE IS TO RETHINK YOUR STANDARDS SO THAT THESE 21ST CENTURY SKILLS ARE EMBEDDED INTO YOUR STRATEGY. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH...
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| 02:06:24 |
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THAT STRATEGY. WE'RE GOING TO EMBED 21ST CENTURY SKILLS IN WRITING, READ, IN MATH, SCIENCE. WE JUST ISSUED EARLIER THIS MONTH A COLLABORATIVE MAP...
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| 02:07:39 |
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I GO AROUND THE COUNTRY
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| 02:07:41 |
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SPEAKING ON THIS SUBJECT. I HEAR A LOT OF FRUSTRATIONS ABOUT NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND. I ASK THE QUESTION OFTEN, IF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND METRICS WERE ...
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| 02:08:00 |
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SO I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO -- AND SOME OF THE DISCUSSION IN CONGRESS HAVE BEEN THE SAME, THAT THEY NEED BE INTEGRATED INTO NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND...
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| 02:09:15 |
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LAID. IF HE'S NOT HEAR, WE'LL START WITH SUSAN DOSCILL. >> LET ME ASK THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE STANDING TO SIT. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO RECONVENE....
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