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Ruben Gallego: “Public television is one of their only early childhood…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Senate Debate: Ruben Gallego vs. Missouri Senator on Public Broadcasting Funding

Published | Video Starts at 00:32

That's especially important since nearly 80% of children in Arizona don't have access to formal preschool. Meaning that for many families, Public television is one of their only early childhood education tools [for many families in Arizona]. We shouldn't be pulling the rug out of these children, especially from these communities that are desperately in need. At the same time Republicans are proposing these cuts. (00:32–00:39)

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Asserts that public television serves as one of the few early childhood education tools for many families in Arizona.

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