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Jahana Hayes: “Today, this Department of Education is openly hostile to civil rights enforcement and school integration.”

On the recordApril 29, 2019
Today, this Department of Education is openly hostile to civil rights enforcement and school integration.
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Jahana Hayes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Hayes criticizes the Department of Education's stance on civil rights and integration.

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