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Bernard Sanders
@bernardsanders· Jun 20, 2024

Public school teachers should not be forced to work two or three jobs just to make ends meet.

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Bernard Sanders
@bernardsanders· Jun 20, 2024

Public school teachers should not be forced to work two or three jobs just to make ends meet.

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Bernard Sanders
@bernardsanders· Jun 20, 2024

In the richest country in the history of the world, we have got to do a lot better than that.

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Bernard Sanders
@bernardsanders· Jun 20, 2024

The situation has become so absurd that 4 hedge fund managers on Wall Street made more money last year than every kindergarten teacher in America.

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Bernard Sanders
@bernardsanders· Jun 20, 2024

There is, in fact nothing more, nothing more important that we can do than provide a quality education to all of our young people.

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Bernard Sanders
@bernardsanders· Jun 20, 2024

If four hedge fund managers today, at a time when we have massive income, wealth inequality in America, four hedge company executives making more money than every kindergarten teacher in this country, maybe there's something wrong with our…

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Bernard Sanders
@bernardsanders· Jun 20, 2024

If we are serious about the need for a bright and hopeful future for our Country, we must understand that the children, the young people of this country are our future.

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Bernard Sanders
@bernardsanders· Jun 20, 2024

If we are serious about the need for a bright and hopeful future for our Country, we must understand that the children, the young people of this country are our future.

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Bernard Sanders
@bernardsanders· Jun 20, 2024

For decades, public school teachers have been overworked, underpaid, understaffed, and maybe most importantly, underappreciated.

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Edward Markey
@edwardmarkey· Jun 20, 2024

It's just essential that every paraprofessional in every state, have access to and financial resources for high quality career pathway programs.

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Edward Markey
@edwardmarkey· Jun 20, 2024

I introduced my Preparing and Retaining All Educators to PARA Educators bill to provide grants to schools for the types of pathway programs.

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Edward Markey
@edwardmarkey· Jun 20, 2024

I introduced my Preparing and Retaining All Educators to PARA Educators bill to provide grants to schools for the types of pathway programs.

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Edward Markey
@edwardmarkey· Jun 20, 2024

It's just essential that every paraprofessional in every state, have access to and financial resources for high quality career pathway programs.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Jun 20, 2024

When Donald Trump was president of the United States, this country was safer, it was more prosperous. The country and the world is a better place when he was president. And I would love to see him return to the White House.

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Debbie Stabenow
@debbiestabenow· Democratic · MI· Jun 20, 2024

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, first, I want to agree with my friend from Iowa. There is no question that we need a new FDIC Chair. We don't need a bunch of potshots on the President or using this for political purposes. We…

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Deb Fischer
@debfischer· Republican · NE· Jun 20, 2024

Mr. President, the Winnebago Land Transfer Act brings a simple issue of fairness to the Senate floor. I introduced this bill with my colleagues after hearing from members of the Winnebago Tribe about the trials they have faced over…

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Deb Fischer
@debfischer· Republican · NE· Jun 20, 2024

I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. There being no further debate and the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (H.R. 1240) was passed.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jun 20, 2024

I thank my colleague once again for his good work. After weeks of work, we have made real progress in removing objections to this bill. Sadly, objectors remain. I hope the progress can continue over the coming days. If the objectors refuse…

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