Georgia delegation congressional voting
Here is how the Georgia delegation to Congress voted last week
By Targeted News Service
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WASHINGTON — Here’s a look at how Georgia’s members of Congress voted over the previous week.
HOUSE
CHARTER SCHOOLS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.: The House has passed the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4901), sponsored by Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah. The bill would reauthorize and modify the Opportunity Scholarship Program for providing funds so students in Washington, D.C., can attend charter schools instead of poorly performing public schools. Chaffetz said the scholarship program had substantial support from D.C. residents and politicians because it has improved educational opportunities for low-income families in the District. A bill opponent, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., said the program has not improved academic achievement, and was unnecessary because D.C. students already have many options in choosing which public school to attend. The vote, on April 29, was 224 yeas to 181 nays.
YEAS: Rick Allen, R-12; Buddy Carter, R-1: Doug Collins, R-9; Tom Graves, R-14; Jody Hice, R-10; Barry Loudermilk, R-11; Tom Price, R-6; Austin Scott, R-8; Rob Woodall, R-7
NAYS: Sanford Bishop, D-2; Hank Johnson, D-4; John Lewis, D-5; David Scott, D-13
NOT VOTING: Lynn Westmoreland, R-3
SENATE
There were no key votes in the Senate last week.
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