[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 54 (Friday, March 24, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H1428-H1429]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 REPUBLICAN ASSAULT ON PUBLIC EDUCATION

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to attack the bill H.R. 5 
because it attacks education.
  Republicans call it the Parents Bill of Rights Act. In reality, it 
should be called the politics over parents act.
  H.R. 5 would take vital resources away from local schools and 
educators. It would allow schools to be centers of indoctrination and 
not education. It would allow communities to ban books if they don't 
like them.
  The Founding Fathers knew that public education was vital to an 
educated populace and proper self-government. It has helped millions of 
Americans rise out of poverty, and it has helped millions of Americans 
start businesses and pursue the American Dream. Yet, Republicans 
continue their assault on public education at every opportunity.
  I am proud to be part of a party that supports the American Dream for 
all Americans and not one that wants to reject it. Thank goodness for 
the United States Senate.

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