Rubio, Scott, Colleagues demand answers from Cardona on scheme to label parents "domestic terrorists"

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U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Republican colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding answers as to whether he played a key role in orchestrating a letter from the National School Board Association (NSBA) that called concerned parents "domestic terrorists."

"Parents are not "domestic terrorists' and it is appalling that anyone would suggest that exercising the constitutionally protected freedoms of speech and assembly would be characterized as a threat," the senators wrote. "Parents across the country are outraged that their children's education has been disrupted, delayed, even denied over the past two years."

"While we knew early on that White House staff were complicit in the creation of this letter, it is only recently that information has surfaced implicating you and your office in this shameful episode," the senators continued. "News reports indicate that the letter from the NSBA to President Biden was actually initiated at your request. Accountability begins at the top, and as U.S. Secretary of Education you must explain your role, or your staff's role, in the creation of this letter."

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