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Broad coalition of Jewish groups urges ‘highest possible funding’ for Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights
Amid political divisions over funding for the office, Jewish groups called on Congress to ‘provide the highest possible funding’ in 2025
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Committee chair Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) greet witnesses and delegates from the 2023 JDRF Children's Congress prior to the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on July 11, 2023, in Washington, D.C.
In a letter sent to key members of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees on Friday, a coalition of 23 Jewish groups, spanning a range of political and denominational positions, urged Congress to “provide the highest possible funding” in...