Senate rejects effort to cancel Biden charter school rule panned as 'burdensome'

The Senate rejected a resolution Wednesday along party lines that sought to repeal a recently finalized Department of Education rule restricting the disbursement of funds for the federal Charter School Program.

The resolution, which invoked the Congressional Review Act in a bid to overturn the regulation, failed on a 49-49 party-line vote, with all Democrats opposing the measure, despite the fact that several Democratic senators had expressed concerns about the regulations when they were proposed earlier this year.

Moments before the Senate began voting, the resolution's sponsor, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), implored his colleagues to vote for the bill, which he said was "a vote for common sense."

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