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House Education Chair on DPS package: “It’s a great day for the kids in Detroit”

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State Rep. Amanda Price voted in support of the DPS bailout package.

The Michigan Senate approved a $617 million bailout for Detroit Public Schools Wednesday night, and lawmakers are sharing their thoughts. State Rep. Amanda Price believes that the package’s approval will bring a “brighter future” for the kids of Detroit.

“I think it’s a great day for the kids in Detroit,” Price said on Stateside. “They will have a better future because this legislation has passed.”

Price joined Stateside to explain the reasons for her support of the DPS bailout package.

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State Rep. Amanda Price is the House of Education Chair in Michigan.

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