Republicans grill teachers’ union head for her role in the closing and reopening of schools during pandemic.
Kentucky Republican Rep. James Comer, cited that on Wednesday. "Our kids are behind. We're trying to find answers," he said. "We want to prevent this problem in the future."
"The AFT is not a scientific organization," she said. "I'm not only a doctor, I'm a former director of the State Department of Public Health, and I know how important it is to work with stakeholders to bring people to consensus. But I would say that the AFT was out of its league in this regard." "It made sense to consult with the CDC. And it was not only appropriate for the CDC to confer with educators, it would be irresponsible not to," she said.
Displeased with her answers, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, R-Ga., went so far as to criticize Weingarten personally.
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