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Virginia Foxx: Giving this same administration that weaponized the Federal Government against concerned parents the power to collect…

On the recordFebruary 4, 2022
Giving this same administration that weaponized the Federal Government against concerned parents the power to collect sensitive information about all college students, whether they accept financial aid or not is unacceptable. I am not surprised that Democrats are trying to use this amendment to overhaul postsecondary education without holding a single legislative hearing or markup. Democrats have a track record of bypassing the legislative process when it suits their ends. We must resist the Democrats' egregious power grab. Madam Speaker, this is a moral issue. I strongly encourage my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the Levin amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 900, the previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin). The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin). The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina
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Feb 4, 2022

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