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Bill Cassidy: “If dyslexia is the No. 1 reason for poor reading, or even illiteracy... I feel like we have program failure.”

On the recordApril 19, 2021
If dyslexia is the No. 1 reason for poor reading, or even illiteracy... I feel like we have program failure.
Said by
Bill Cassidy
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Cassidy emphasizes the need for federal dyslexia screening to address reading issues.

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