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Steve Scalise: “Roughly, $200 billion dollars in taxpayer money was spent with the intention of safely reopening schools.”

On the recordMarch 29, 2022
Roughly, $200 billion dollars in taxpayer money was spent with the intention of safely reopening schools.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana

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Scalise highlights the misuse of funds intended for school reopenings.

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