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John Mannion: “I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for public education.”

Featuring: John Mannion, Democratic | U.S. House of Representatives, New York, District 22

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Senator Mannion Delivers Farewell Remarks in the Senate Chamber

Published | Video Starts at 11:14

She perseveres. She's strong and kind. My oldest, John Aloysius Manion. We'll have to talk about that another time. That we call Jack. He's my oldest. I talk about I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for public education. I wasn't. I wouldn't be here for Jack Manion. He's strong. He cares. He wouldn't hurt a fly. And he's the hardest working kid in the thousands of kids that I taught. (11:14–11:18)

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Asserts that public education was crucial to his current position.

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