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Steve Scalise: But the data now shows that the harshest lockdowns did not work. School closings did not work.

On the recordApril 14, 2021
But the data now shows that the harshest lockdowns did not work. School closings did not work.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana

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Scalise argues against the effectiveness of lockdowns and school closures.

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