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Bobby Scott: “All school systems are members of athletic leagues. They are dealing with this controversy. They don't need a Federal…”

On the recordMarch 23, 2023
All school systems are members of athletic leagues. They are dealing with this controversy. They don't need a Federal law to apply all over the country. In higher education, the NCAA is dealing with this. We don't need a Federal law to tell local school divisions what to do in all cases. Local school divisions are dealing with this. This is controversial, and I think we would do well just to let them work this out. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia
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govinfo.gov
Mar 23, 2023

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