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1. and here are your Sponsors and CoSponsors..

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Feb 20, 2017, 11:00 PM

Feb 2017

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/610/all-info

Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Sponsor

Cosponsors (3)

* = Original cosponsor
Cosponsor Date Cosponsored
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]* 01/23/2017
Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8]* 01/23/2017
Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] 01/30/2017

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and so it begins. A fellow teacher sent us this. Assault on Education has begun [View all] demtenjeep Feb 2017 OP

and here are your Sponsors and CoSponsors.. pkdu Feb 2017 #1

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Feb 2017 #2

Yes, eliminating public education altogether is a Hortensis Feb 2017 #40

If the vile Andy Harris is involved, it's bound to be a sleazefest. nt eppur_se_muova Feb 2017 #3

Oh, Steve King bathes in sleaze every day Bettie Feb 2017 #29

More $$$$$$$$$$$$ bdamomma Feb 2017 #4

The silver lining in all this ProudLib72 Feb 2017 #5

Not force, but give them greedy ideas radical noodle Feb 2017 #12

Home schooled Bear Creek Feb 2017 #36

Some kids are not college material radical noodle Feb 2017 #41

Hey Bear Creek Feb 2017 #43

Plumbers, HVAC, and radical noodle Feb 2017 #44

Sorry Bear Creek Feb 2017 #45

Don't know about everywhere radical noodle Feb 2017 #46

You are VERY optimistic, some parents care about education, others REALLY don't, they're too self NotThisTime Feb 2017 #25

No silver here. The end goal is END TO COMPULSORY EDUCATION. Hortensis Feb 2017 #37

But the real attack will be the lack of fed/state funding for the 2017-18 school year. lindysalsagal Feb 2017 #6

Big attack for a big plan: Ending compulsory education altogether. Hortensis Feb 2017 #38

KnR sheshe2 Feb 2017 #7

Good! Hope they all tell their friends and family, Hortensis Feb 2017 #39

Knr AgadorSparticus Feb 2017 #8

Kick nt zentrum Feb 2017 #9

K & R BadgerMom Feb 2017 #10

Text and link Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #11

What even qualifies a state to receive a block grant? NotThisTime Feb 2017 #27

Bet that it would have something to do with allowing out of state "Alternative Education" options. haele Feb 2017 #31

K and R oasis Feb 2017 #13

The voucher money is just the 'free lunch.' Mr. Evil Feb 2017 #14

And even if they impeach dump tomorrow this will still go on Merlot Feb 2017 #15

K&R this is god-awful n/t secondwind Feb 2017 #16

K & R BadgerMom Feb 2017 #17

All of it lunasun Feb 2017 #19

So It Begins - The Assault Sebasdad22 Feb 2017 #18

REPEAL & REPLACE (Also known as MIDTERM elections) Lucinda Feb 2017 #20

K&R Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #21

They don't care that Americans will be too stupid to Ilsa Feb 2017 #22

How do we stop this? Ilsa Feb 2017 #23

Would this bill override State laws? Tracer Feb 2017 #24

Assault on Education has been going on for years... Wounded Bear Feb 2017 #26

If you pass education fully to the states, it ends up like medicare expansion in Republican states Doodley Feb 2017 #28

Because a stupid population will continue to vote for greedy politicians. -nt CrispyQ Feb 2017 #30

K&R... spanone Feb 2017 #32

K&R smirkymonkey Feb 2017 #33

Steal from the public workinclasszero Feb 2017 #34

Demtenjeep, wondering if your fellow teacher wrote the analysis, or . . . Gurney Feb 2017 #35

I don't know demtenjeep Feb 2017 #42

Kickage MrScorpio Feb 2017 #47

Kansas has been experiencing the educational squeeze for years now. It has been 9 years demtenjeep Feb 2017 #48