"The teachers' unions very clearly gave millions of dollars to not only this administration but Democrats across the board."
"And if Democrats continue to hold a posture that prioritizes COVID precautions over learning, how to live in a world where COVID exists but does not dominate, they risk paying dearly for it in Novembe..."
"Suicides through the roof. Again, looking at the data, suicide attempts by 12-to 17-year-old girls are at 51 percent from early 2019 to 2021."
"The American Academy of Pediatrics declared a national state of emergency in children's mental health."
"Student learning loss due to remote or hybrid learning is astronomical."
"The more we talk about the threat of COVID and onerously restrict people's lives because of it, the more we turn them against us and show them we're out of touch with their daily realities."
"Despite Joe Biden as a candidate saying we are going to follow the science, he has manipulated the science in the past about union bosses."
"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..."
"Remote learning hurt children, both academically and emotionally."
"A hearing on this topic is long overdue."
"Frankly, it was Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as candidates for President and Vice President who tried to put doubt on when Donald Trump was heading up Operation Warp Speed."