Julia Brownley: “The number one cause of death for children in America is gun violence. Yet, instead of making our schools safer and…”

“The number one cause of death for children in America is gun violence. Yet, instead of making our schools safer and creating environments for children to thrive, House Republicans are focusing their attention on harmful political rhetoric. Today's passage of H.R. 5 politicizes classrooms and facilitates the censorship of American stories, American experiences, and factual American history. To unreasonably limit the scope of our children's knowledge and to dilute their critical thinking abilities is an immense disservice to America's children and to our country's future. Instead of solving real problems, House Republicans are simply trying to distract the American people with divisive political stunts and empty culture wars. I urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to work with House Democrats to pass legislation that will actually help America's children, not exploit them to further divide Americans for political gain. ____________________”