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Tim Scott: “I was wondering if somebody over there could respond to the effect of that language on special education students and…”

On the recordNovember 4, 1997
I was wondering if somebody over there could respond to the effect of that language on special education students and the ability of private schools to discriminate on national origin and the effect of that language on the Department of Justice enforcing civil rights laws of the country.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the implications of language in legislation on special education and civil rights enforcement.

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