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Pa. House GOP splits, votes down vouchers for closed schools, mask requirements

By Soapbox Group
October 1, 2021
  • Pennsylvania
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By: Stephen Caruso

The Pennsylvania House voted down an amendment to an already controversial school voucher bill this week that would have allowed parents to send their kids to private school with taxpayer money due to either a COVID-19 outbreak or due to their opposition to mitigation efforts — such as a mask order.

Tuesday’s 94-105 vote, marked a rare defeat for the Republican-controlled chamber’s leadership, which usually does not bring bills to the House floor unless they know they have the votes for them to pass.

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