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Elissa Slotkin: “The federal government is responsible for a lot of funding…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Published | Video Starts at 31:12

Everyone has equal access to education no matter where you live, no matter what community you're from, and that it prepares you for the jobs of the future. Right. That's the responsibility of any society. To me, The federal government is responsible for a lot of funding to make sure that we get our schools fully funded. We've had a problem with that here in Michigan. We have a problem with how much we pay our teachers. Right. And they're making choices to leave teaching. (31:12–31:19)

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Asserts that the federal government is responsible for significant funding to ensure schools are fully funded.

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