We are 9 months into this Congress, and many of our colleagues on your side of the aisle continue to focus on culture war issues, rather than working together on bipartisan solutions that support public schools, students, parents, and educators, by uplifting extremist efforts to ban books, rewrite curriculums, and silence diverse perspectives.
Suzanne Bonamici: “We are 9 months into this Congress, and many of our colleagues on your side of the aisle continue to focus on culture…”
On the recordOctober 18, 2023
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Criticism of focus on culture wars instead of bipartisan education solutions.
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