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Ron Johnson: “The federal government, other than enticing our kids to get…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Ron Johnson (FULL) National Issues Facing Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs

Published | Video Starts at 54:26

So if you don't want critical race theory taught to your kids, don't let it be. I mean the, the good news is The federal government, other than enticing our kids to get $1.7 trillion into debt, education is still by and large local control. So control it again. The blunder of conservatives is as the federal government grew, we got pretty worried about its intrusion in our lives. And it was worth getting worried about. (54:26–54:39)

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Asserts that education is largely under local control, except for federal student loan influence.

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