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Here Are 5 Common Sense Education Proposals Democrats Shot Down

“[Democrats are] caught between children and families who desperately need schools to reopen and their teacher union allies.”

Chrissy Clark
Here Are 5 Common Sense Education Proposals Democrats Shot Down
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In an attempt to negotiate with the Democrats’ coronavirus stimulus package, five House Republicans proposed amendments to get children back to in-person learning. In a party-line vote, House Democrats shot down all five amendments.

During an Education and Labor committee meeting, representatives from California, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, and Virginia proposed different amendments aimed at withholding stimulus money from schools that refused to offer in-person learning.

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