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“Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education.”

Quote by Ed Markey

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Ed Markey is an American politician born on July 11, 1946. He has served as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts since 1983, focusing on environmental protection, consumer rights, and technology policy issues. more

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