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On the recordJuly 15, 2026
“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.”
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

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Criticism of GOP education proposals during committee markup.

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