Chris Murphy actually said...

"it's been at the foundation of our Federal commitment to civil rights and at the foundation of our Federal education law for decades."

"We included language in this bill, bipartisan language, that would require State plans to address the use of what the bill calls aversive behavioral interventions."

"without some Federal requirement that kids of color or poor kids or disabled kids be treated fairly, local political dynamics are going to accrue to the detriment of those kids."

"the Federal Government is in the business of education policy because we're in the business of civil rights."