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Chris Van Hollen: “We ask that you pause any use of the SMART tool until we can better understand your decision-making, rollout process…”

On the recordOctober 15, 2026
We ask that you pause any use of the SMART tool until we can better understand your decision-making, rollout process, and evaluation plan.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Senator calls for a pause on the SMART tool deployment.

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