{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/icymi-sen-tim-scott-spoke-on-the-senate-floor-against-biden-admin-charter-school-rule/", "ICYMI: Sen. Tim Scott Spoke on the Senate Floor Against Biden Admin Charter School Rule", "2022-12-14", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "Senate", "SC", "Tim Scott", "S001184", "www.scott.senate.gov", "timscott", "https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/jsf/jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) spoke on the Senate floor about his fight against the Biden administration\u2019s attacks on public charter schools, which provide crucial opportunity for many American students. This afternoon, the Senate will vote on his Congressional Review Act (CRA) legislation to nullify new Department of Education rules that would stifle education options for parents and students.\n\nWatch Senator Scott\u2019s floor speech here\n\nOn the charter school resolution vote\u2026 \u201c\u2026tomorrow, we will have an opportunity to vote for students. Tomorrow, we will have an opportunity to vote for parents. Tomorrow, Mr. President, we will have the opportunity to vote for common sense in the United States Senate. Tomorrow, we will have an opportunity to vote for my resolution to stop the Biden Department of Education from destroying educational opportunities for millions of students and their parents during the pandemic.\u201d\n\nOn giving parents educational options for their children\u2026 \u201cParents, are the ones who know what\u2019s best for their kids. They need flexibility. They deserve choice. One of those options should always be high quality public charter schools. These charter schools continue to outkick their coverage. Charter schools only represent 12%, 12% of all public high schools, but they make up 22% of the top 100 public high schools.\u201d\n\nOn the Biden administrations attack on charter schools\u2026 \u201cDespite their proven track record of success for students, for parents, and, of course, for common sense, the Biden administration continues to attack charter schools. He campaigned against them. And then as soon as he got in office, he directed the bureaucrats at the DOE, the Department of Education, to put new restrictions on charter schools, [that are] desperately looking for funding. These restrictions are a slap in the face to parents who are turning to charter schools as a better alternative for their children.\u201d\n\nOn the need for bipartisan support\u2026 \u201cI can\u2019t imagine a world where my friends across the aisle, who stood with me to protect DC Opportunity Scholarships, would not stand with us today to protect more education options for kids. All across America, by voting for the administration\u2019s restrictions, my friends across the aisle are telling these hardworking parents that labor union bosses and bureaucrats know what\u2019s best for their kids better than the parents themselves. That\u2019s plain wrong.\u201d\n\nOn education leading to opportunity\u2026 \u201cThese are kids growing up in some of America\u2019s most devastated communities, some of America\u2019s poorest communities, some of America\u2019s most disadvantaged communities. And this is a game changer, not just for the students while they\u2019re in roles in these schools, but this is a game changer for the rest of their lives. This is a game changer for them economically. This is the fastest path to the American dream we all hope to achieve one day.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nSenator Scott has led the fight for Congress to nullify the Biden administration\u2019s new rules adding burdensome requirements to charter schools seeking funding. The rule, announced by the Department of Education earlier this year, would upend the 28-year-old, bipartisan Charter School Program (CSP). The changes would place federal, one-size-fits-all requirements on charter schools, making it difficult \u2014 if not impossible \u2014 for many of these high-quality public schools to receive funding.\n\nThe Senate is slated to vote on Senator Scott\u2019s CRA this afternoon.\n\nCLICK HERE to read more about the CRA and Senator Scott\u2019s fight for school choice.\n\nCLICK HERE to read more about the CRA in Fox News.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:41:06Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/icymi-sen-tim-scott-spoke-on-the-senate-floor-against-biden-admin-charter-school-rule/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8154908902943134, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}