Mike Rogers: “60% of our fourth graders can't read in the fourth grade.”

“And so what we've been doing is talking about real issues and real solutions. We're going to get our kids reading again. 60% of our fourth graders can't read in the fourth grade. We're going to fix that. Have a plan. Housing, 40 years old to buy your first house. That's outrageous. I've got a plan to fix that and get that number way down so people start building equity in their homes.” (03:37–03:41)

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