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Maggie Hassan: “What I'm asking you is--there is at least one voucher program in Florida, the McKay voucher program, which makes…”

On the recordJanuary 16, 2017
What I'm asking you is--there is at least one voucher program in Florida, the McKay voucher program, which makes students sign away their rights before they can get that voucher. That is fundamentally wrong.
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Maggie Hassan
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Senator Hassan criticizes the McKay voucher program for requiring students to waive their rights.

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