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Adelita Grijalva: “We have a voucher scheme that I think was introduced from…”

Featuring: Adelita Grijalva, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Arizona, District 7

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Moore to Host Press Conference Introducing Legislation to Repeal National Voucher Scheme

Published | Video Starts at 21:57

I looked at my speech and it was two minutes, and I'm like, we're not doing that to each other. I just want to say, look, 90% of the children in Southern Arizona go to our public schools. We have a voucher scheme that I think was introduced from Florida and we picked up and expanded, and it has cost our southern, our Arizona community A billion dollars. A billion in one year. We have seen the most example of fraud and abuse in the system. Our Attorney General Chris Mays uncovered a scheme in which two out of state individuals used dozens … (21:57–22:11)

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Asserts that the voucher scheme, introduced from Florida and expanded in Arizona, cost the community a billion dollars in one year.

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