Every student deserves to go to school in buildings that are safe and nurture their love of learning. Throughout the pandemic, educators have been calling for increased investment in our public school buildings. Now, Congress has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to pave the way.
Education Support Professionals (ESPs) nurture students, transport them to and from school, prepare and serve healthy school meals, keep the school environment clean and safe, and perform other vital jobs in school communities.
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) made it official last week: negotiations with Republican colleagues over a Senate version of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 1280) have broken down.
CHEER: Reps. Norma Torres (D-CA) and Grace Meng (D-NY) introduced the Reduce Financial Barriers to Immigration and Citizenship Act (H.R. 5319), legislation to facilitate and promote naturalization for more than nine million citizenship-eligible immigrants.Tweet this >
CHEER: Republican Reps. Thomas Massie (KY) and Tom McClintock (CA) and the 196 Democrats who supported an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to help get weapons of war off our streets by ending indiscriminate transfers of military equipment from the Pentagon to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.Tweet this >
JEER: 209 Republicans and 22 Democrats in the House who opposed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to help get weapons of war off our streets by ending indiscriminate transfers of military equipment from the Pentagon to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
