Congress’ push to deliver its next coronavirus relief package is facing a massive new hurdle: the national fight over reopening America’s schools.
“Everyone wants to see schools open,” said Sen. Doug Jones , a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, whose own proposal would provide federal grant money to help schools reopen. “The unfortunate thing is that the president doesn’t use the word ‘safely’ in front of ‘opening.’ And I think that that’s the key.”
As Congress begins to assemble its next package, Senate Republicans are considering incentives for schools to fully reopen safely, according to a GOP aide. Republicans in both chambers are also demanding liability protections for schools that reopen full time and have begun to float a special school voucher that would give parents “flexibility” with their federal education dollars — an idea that’s likely to be a nonstarter for Democrats.
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Are we really supposed to believe that after the first round of giving billions to corporations and a laughable 1200 to hurting families that the democrats/republicans really have our best interest at heart!? Thanks for the smoke screen but we aren’t buying it.
That's all they're doing is playing and jacking around with each and every.
If you dont know what and how they're playing then you'll never know where your money is ended up
Opening schools up jus' comes with beefing up the package , flow 🏞
It’s a diversion! so you don’t think of the dead men in Russia paying to kill American soldiers it’s not up to the president it’s a governors that will send the kids back to school when they want when it’s safe it’s a diversion
Dems want schools closed as it would help Trump. Forget about the children. All about power.
Are we really putting a price tag on people's lives?
I think I can speak for many parents when I say NO politician or criminal president is worth the risk of my child’s health or that of their families. Stop playing your political games with our lives. No child 1/2
I can't believe they bit on that distraction that Trump threw out! He has no plans and merely wants everyone to look away from the crimes he's committed.
Pelosi needs to show us the science she is relying to not open schools or shut up
Do nothing Congress preps to do more of nothing.
The Federal government should stay out of it. Each school district is unique. The decision should lie upon each community. The communities know what’s best for their own situation. FreedomOfChoice
Remember how Pelosi moves fast when all this started?
reminder that the founders of black lives matter are professed Marxists
Parents who love their children won’t send them to school and get infected. It’s that simple.
How to help schools reopen? Everyone from highest level of govt state and local govts and everyone in this country need to follow the original dam guidelines and flatten the dam curve. It’s not difficult. This bs spending bc it’s easier to piss money away than be responsible
Good! Trump thinks the CDC's recommendations are too tough and too expensive -- when we're talking about protecting our children?!
Too bad we don’t have MadamSpeaker as the Senate majority leader, too. Then children & families would be taken care of! ForThePeople FamiliesFirst wtpGOTV
What happened to HeroesAct bill? Did Mitch McConnell strangle it? Mitch McConnell must be defeated in November elections. He is an existential threat to Americans and a Putin Chum. MitchMcConnell senatemajldr
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