Under the Cloak of Darkness, Republicans Force Through Anti-Student, Parent, and Educator Legislation
WASHINGTON – Democrats showed up for work today and introduced legislation to meet the real challenges facing students, parents, and educators. Committee Republicans played political games and voted against 25+ good-faith efforts to help students succeed.
“We all agree that parental engagement is essential for student success, and that Congress has a role in promoting students’ participation in sports. Unfortunately, neither of the bills before us today addresses the real challenges facing students, parents, and educators,” said Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott. “Instead, the majority has chosen to use our first markup to advance a political agenda by politicizing students’ education and scapegoating some of our most vulnerable students as the cause of inequity in athletics.”
Here are the amendments Committee Republicans voted NO on that would actually help students succeed:
|
Amendment |
Democrats |
Republicans |
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To prevent politicians from banning books |
YES |
NO |
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To keep firearms out of classrooms |
YES |
NO |
|
To provide educators with training and development |
YES |
NO |
|
To ensure teachers earn a living wage |
YES |
NO |
|
To remove lead pipes from schools |
YES |
NO |
|
To fully fund Statewide Family Engagement Centers |
YES |
NO |
|
To ensure students have access to healthy meals |
YES |
NO |
|
To ensure students have access to mental health professionals |
YES |
NO |
|
To prevent schools from monitoring menstrual cycles |
YES |
NO |
|
To recruit and train diverse teachers |
YES |
NO |
|
To ensure teachers can educate students on the Holocaust |
YES |
NO |
|
To help schools voluntarily integrate K-12 public schools |
YES |
NO |
|
To fully fund full-service community schools |
YES |
NO |
|
To prevent the censorship of Native American History |
YES |
NO |
|
To prevent the censorship of Black History |
YES |
NO |
|
To prevent the censorship of LGBTQ History |
YES |
NO |
|
To prevent the censorship of Latino History |
YES |
NO |
|
To prevent the censorship of AAPI History |
YES |
NO |
|
To prevent the censorship of Women’s history |
YES |
NO |
|
To commission a study to understand the consequences of the bill |
YES |
NO |
To read Ranking Member Scott’s opening statement, click here.
To read what people are really saying about H.R. 5 and H.R. 734, click here and here.
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