We know from other studies that kids who don't learn proficiently, especially in reading and some of the basic skills, if they don't read, for example, by the third grade, that they are more likely to leave school without a diploma than proficient readers.
Scalise emphasizes the importance of early reading proficiency for educational outcomes.
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You look at SAVE America [Act], the House sent it multiple times to the Senate. We're trying to fit it in a reconciliation bill, which means they're using the 60-vote argument.
They've become an unrecognizable party. You cannot recognize who the Democrats are anymore.
Well, I want the SAVE Act too. We passed the SAVE America Act multiple times through the House and it's sitting over in the Senate. But the housing bill is very important. I mean, this is a bill that will lower housing costs. It will…
And I don't think anything could explain what we are so concerned about here in America than [Rep.] Carlos Giménez, who has truly lived the American dream.
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