Sen. Cruz Applauds Inclusion of Critical Efforts to Expand School Choice & Support Parents in Targeted Relief Package While Taking Steps to Rein in Spending

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement after Senate Republican leadership unveiled a targeted legislative package, which includes several proposals championed by Sen. Cruz to expand school choice, to help Americans who are hurting as a result of the coronavirus pandemic:

"Among the most significant questions facing parents during the coronavirus pandemic, few have been more daunting than how to ensure our children can continue learning and growing, especially as many schools across the country remain closed. Now more than ever, families from all walks of life are seeing the need for real school choice. If passed, this legislation will provide all families, of the over 50 million schoolchildren across America, with the flexibility and support they need to prevent their children from falling behind during these uncertain times.

"I'm also pleased to see that leadership heeded my repeated call to limit our spending and debt by including in this package an estimated $350 billion in additional offsets. After Congress passed more than $3 trillion in emergency relief, I've urged my colleagues over the last several months to focus on the long-term recovery of our nation, not another massive, short-term spending measure, as Democrats have repeatedly proposed, that simply shovels cash out the door while keeping our economy shut down.

"While we still have significantly more work to do to grow our economy, help Americans safely return to work, and ensure kids can get back into the classroom safely, when it comes to expanding school choice, this legislation takes several critically important steps in the right direction."

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