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If a 25-year old can't read and write and he or she isn't gaining marketable skills, it doesn't matter if a Republican or a Democrat is in the White House. His or her future will be bleak.
J. C. Watts
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J. C. Watts
Age: 66
Born: 1957
Born: November 18
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My work in the House of Representatives, at this time in my life, is completed. It is time to return home.
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