Today's hearing on the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program allows the Committee to consider the merits of a program that has provided additional educational options for some of our Nation's most at-risk children.
Senator Collins emphasizes the importance of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program for at-risk children.
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