But when they do it, it's sometimes even more egregious that they're trying to smuggle it in for some of that stuff. So we've had to do that. Today, though, we're holding them accountable for a different reason. Today we're announcing that we're taking action against two major textbook publishers that have been exploiting our school districts at the expense of our taxpayers and at the expense of our students. Through a whistleblower complaint filed with the Attorney General's office, the state of Florida has learned that some of our school districts were being overcharged by millions of dollars for these instructional materials. (16:54–17:06)
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