Tag: Rep. Bobby Scott

House Passes Resolution Denouncing Housing Illegal Immigrants in Public Schools

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a nonbinding resolution on June 22 that denounces the government taking control of spaces in public elementary and secondary schools to house illegal immigrants.  Illegal immigration is one of the most contentious issues separating Democrats and Republicans, and the vote approving the resolution was strictly along party lines, with…


House Education and Labor Committee Reveals How They Would Spend Their Portion of the $3.5 Trillion

Democrats in the House Education and Labor Committee revealed how their committee would use the $761 billion from the $3.5 trillion budget resolution package, saying that among other things, the money will be used to lower the cost of childcare and provide free preschool and community college. “The Education and Labor Committee’s portion of the…