Jahana Hayes: “My colleagues across the aisle say that nothing in this…”

“According to Penn America's Index of school Book bans, of the 2500 books banned last year, 41% of these books explicitly addressed LGBTQ themes and 40% contained prominent characters of color. My colleagues across the aisle say that nothing in this legislation will ban books or censor libraries. If this is true, I invite them to support my amendment, which ensures this legislation will not go into effect until the comptroller general of the United States can confirm …” (00:31–00:38)

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