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Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009--Continued

Floor Speech

Date: March 10, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: K-12 Education


OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009--CONTINUED -- (Senate - March 10, 2009)

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Mr. SCHUMER. I thank my colleague for his excellent remarks. The bottom line is this: On the issue of vouchers in DC schools, some people are for them; some people are against them. We are all for our local school districts determining what they ought to do. I would not want Washington to tell any of my 800 school districts in New York they must have vouchers or they can't have vouchers. Yet this law, which was put on the books 5 years ago, forces DC to use the program.

The amendment is very simple. It says leave it up to the DC City Council. I think every one of us would support that kind of independence and autonomy for our local school boards.

I yield the floor.

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