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Pat Roberts: “No officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the Secretary, shall attempt to influence, condition…”

On the recordJune 28, 2016
No officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the Secretary, shall attempt to influence, condition, incentivize, or coerce State adoption of the Common Core State standards.
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Pat Roberts
Republican · Kansas

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Roberts clarifies his stance against federal influence on state education standards.

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