Bobby Scott: “I said that somebody who can pay off $10,000 but can never pay off the $2 million, are they denied relief under this…”

Mr. Speaker, I have to say, today, we are here considering a bill that is named the PROTECT Our Kids Act. I am going to speak and shift this conversation a little bit in the direction I think we really need to go. This bill, the PROTECT…

it’s difficult to articulate how impractical these proposals are, to say nothing of the pain and suffering they’ll inflict on students, educators and their communities, if they were to become law.

We strongly urge you to abandon any plans of dissolving the work of the Community Relations Service.

I’m disappointed the majority again ignores parents’ concerns, favoring divisive culture wars for political gain.