But you have to fund it. It's not free. Right. You have to actually give teachers the tools so that they can be successful in the classroom to do that. And you know, Republicans didn't [fund the evidence-based literacy program] in this bill. And then they held the money hostage, the little money that they did allocate. I'm proud to be the candidate in this race that's earned the trust and the support … (07:38–07:40)
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Asserts that Republicans did not fund an evidence-based literacy program in a specific bill.
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