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On the recordAugust 5, 2020
If Congress had appropriated a significant investment in schools back in the spring, our local communities could have immediately deployed those resources to address glaring equity gaps that COVID-19 has both exposed and, unfortunately, exacerbated.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley emphasizes the need for early funding to address educational inequities worsened by COVID-19.

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