MOORE, BONAMICI, FROST, GRIJALVA, AND POCAN BLAST REGULATIONS PAVING THE WAY FOR NATIONAL VOUCHER SCHEME

Washington, Oct. 6 -- Congresswoman Gwen Moore issued the following press release:

The Treasury Department recently released regulations on their national voucher scheme, which was established through the Republicans' Big Ugly Bil (HR 1). That law allowed Americans to receive a tax credit, up to $1,700, for donations to eligible scholarship-granting organizations, including religious schools. These regulations will double the credit amount for married couples. Representatives Gwen Moore (WI-04), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), and Mark Pocan (WI-02) have introduced HR 9289, the Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act, which would repeal the H.R .1 voucher scheme.

In states across the country, tax...