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Advocacy Blog
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Boehner Threatens to Strip Hiring Provisions from Head Start
On May 5th, House Republicans introduced their version of Head Start
reauthorization.
Currently, the hiring provisions remain in-tact, but Rep. Boehner is committed
to stripping the civil rights protections as the bill progresses through the
legislative process.
BOEHNER COMMITTED TO ADDING FAITH-BASED HIRING PROTECTIONS ON HOUSE FLOOR
Boehner also said he is committed to adding language to the bill that will
ensure faith-based organizations can compete for federal Head Start grants
without surrendering their constitutionally-protected right to take religion into account in their hiring practices. Committee Republicans have fought to restore this right for faith-based organizations in other federal laws such as the Workforce Investment Act and are committed to doing the same in Head Start, Boehner said.
"The faith-based hiring issue is an incredibly important issue that deserves an affirmative debate on the House floor. I look forward to that debate, and I look
forward to winning," Boehner said.
Posted by Jennifer Lowe
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