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Mandela Barnes: “There's no justification for expansion of vouchers or…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 38:32

This no longer becomes a program for lower income parents to put their children. So there could be less vouchers in Milwaukee. It becomes a handout. And we can no longer. There's no justification for expansion of vouchers or lifting the caps if we have not fully funded our public schools. I would sign a bill that reduced them because we have seen. Thank you. So much. Chaos with this system. We have seen and look, a lot of students. (38:32–38:37)

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Asserts that voucher programs should not be expanded or have income caps lifted without fully funding public schools.

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