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Bobby Scott: “President Trump and the Congressional Republicans passed…”

Featuring: Bobby Scott, Democratic | U.S. House Virginia, District 3

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House Democrats on Public Education and School Choice Vouchers

Published | Video Starts at 07:01

Thank you, Gwen Moore, for your kind introduction. But more importantly, thank you for your important leadership on this and so many other issues. Last year, President Trump and the Congressional Republicans passed their big ugly bill, which includes the nation's first private, federal, private school voucher program to be paid for with taxpayer dollars. This taxpayer credit, as Congresswoman Moore mentioned, is a 100% tax credit up to $1,700. So contributions up to that level have a net cost. This is a radical effort that could cost. (07:01–07:14)

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