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Bill Lee: Madam Secretary, you just don't care much about civil rights of black and brown children. This is horrible.

On the recordMarch 5, 2018
Madam Secretary, you just don't care much about civil rights of black and brown children. This is horrible.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Lee criticizes Secretary DeVos for neglecting civil rights issues affecting minority students.

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