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Bobby Scott: “School voucher program would worsen income inequality by…”

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 07:59

And that's why I'm so pleased to co sponsor the Keep Public Dollars in Public Schools act of 20 which will repeal this provision from the big ugly bill. In the midst of a cost of living crisis, School voucher program would worsen income inequality by wasting taxpayer money on subsidizing private schools for wealthy families. It diverts money that could have gone to public schools and it will reduce the public pressure on funding schools because the public pressure will now go on not increasing funding for public schools, but increasing the amount of the vouchers. (07:59–08:07)

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Asserts that the school voucher program would worsen income inequality by subsidizing private schools for wealthy families.

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