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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release March 8, 1999

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT

The Republican Leadership continues to block a vote on an amendment to finish the job of hiring 100,000 teachers to reduce class size. Communities across the country need to know that Congress will live up to the bipartisan commitment we made last fall to fund this effort. The American people expect us to work together to improve the education of our students. I call on the Republican Leadership to allow an up-or-down vote on more teachers and smaller classes.

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