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Shelley Moore Capito: “We cannot reset the bar here. In other words, the baseline can't go down to where we are.”

On the recordMay 11, 2023
We cannot reset the bar here. In other words, the baseline can't go down to where we are.
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

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Stressing the need to maintain educational standards despite challenges.

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