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Every American should have the opportunity to succeed and to live the American dream. Discrimination has no place in a nation founded on the principles of freedom from persecution. The United States must continue to be a beacon of light throughout the world, and we should always fight to make our great country even freer. It is critically important that the tragedies of September 11 are not compounded by expressions of religious or ethnic intolerance. As a United States Senator, I consider it one of my most important obligations to fight for the civil rights of all Americans.
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Early childhood development has been a passion of my wife Teresa and I for years. The earliest years of life are critical in shaping every child's future learning and development. You can't achieve reform of the public school system that Americans deserve and our economy demands without providing a healthy, safe, and supportive start for all children of pre_school age. We must take an approach to early childhood development programs and child care programs that reflects what we know to be true: children who begin school lacking the ability to recognize letters, numbers, and shapes quickly fall behind their peers. Students who reach the first grade without having had the opportunity to develop cognitive or language comprehension skills begin school at a disadvantage. Children who have not had the chance to develop social and emotional skills do not begin school ready to learn. I believe it is the obligation of government to ensure that all children have the opportunity to succeed.

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