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SCHAKOWSKY: EDUCATION SECRETARY RODERICK PAIGE HAS LOST CREDIBILITY
CALLS FOR HIS RESIGNATION FOLLOWING COMMENTS URGING TEACHING OF CHRISTIAN VALUES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Education Secretary Roderick Paige has lost credibility. Following his deeply troubling comments in Baptist Press proclaiming the importance of teaching Christian values in public schools, it is evident that Secretary Paige cannot be an unbiased advocate for all public school students.
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SCHAKOWSKY APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF BILL AUTHORIZING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
FUNDS FOR WOMEN FLEEING DOMESTIC ABUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a national leader to end domestic abuse, applauded the passage of legislation which authorizes $25 million for each of the next four years for transitional housing funds to help women fleeing domestic violence. Below is Schakowsky's Congressional Record Statement in support of H.R. 14, the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act:
