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On the recordFebruary 7, 2017
Further, rolling back this regulation directly targets inner-city public schools and shows, at best, indifference to our Nation's most vulnerable students. It will leave students-- specifically, low-income minority students and English-language learners--without the protections and support intended by Congress. I, of all people, understand this important measure to look out for students with special English-language needs, coming from a low-income immigrant family, and I implore my Republican colleagues to reconsider this troublesome action.
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Adriano Espaillat
Democratic · New York

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