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Hearing "Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, and Legal Abuses in America’s Schools"
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript · 21 transcript matches
SCOTT, ROBERT C. "BOBBY" "I hope that my colleagues across the aisle can realign their priorities and work with us to make these goals happen. It's time to work together with schools, families, and teachers to make these dreams a reality. And before I yield back, Mr. Chairman, I want to read a letter from members of the Loudoun County community to you and me, dated May 26th. The letter says that we, undersigned educators, parents, community members, and organizations in Loudoun County are writing in support of the inclusive policies, initiatives, and community that have been created in Loudoun County Public Schools..."
Hearing Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order.
senate Budget Committee · Mar 10, 2026 · Transcript · 6 transcript matches
MICHAEL L. CHAPMAN "Chairman Graham Ranking Member Senator Merkley, and other members of the committee, I am Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman and lead Virginia's most complex and largest full-service sheriff's office, employing over 900. Loudoun County sits just outside of Washington, D.C. and is home to Leesburg, Middleburg, and the Dulles International Airport. In Loudoun County, we celebrate a diverse community, have an that's here legally and within our organization speak over 25 different languages. I have served 47 years in this profession as a local police officer, a career DA special agent, and for..."
CRS Report
Monuments and Memorials in the District of Columbia: Analysis and Options for Proposed Exemptions to the Commemorative Works Act
Reports · May 8, 2023
During the course of each Congress, numerous proposals to create new commemorative works (i.e., monuments and memorials) in the District of Columbia are introduced. In evaluating each proposal,...
CRS Report
Commemorative Legislation in Congress: Trends and Observations, 93rd Through 115th Congresses
Reports · Dec 18, 2020
In 1783, the Continental Congress authorized the nation’s first commemoration, an equestrian statue to George Washington. Since that time, Congress has used commemoratives to honor a myriad of...
Testimony MICHAEL L. CHAPMAN
Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order.
senate Budget Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"Chairman Graham Ranking Member Senator Merkley, and other members of the committee, I am Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman and lead Virginia's most complex and largest full-service sheriff's office, employing over 900. Loudoun County sits just outside of Washington, D.C. and is home to Leesburg, Middleburg, and the Dulles International Airport. In Loudoun County, we celebrate a diverse community, have an that's here legally and within our organization speak over 25 different languages. I have..."
Witness Dr. Aaron Spence
Loudoun County Public Schools · 1 hearing
Testimony SCOTT, ROBERT C. "BOBBY"
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"I hope that my colleagues across the aisle can realign their priorities and work with us to make these goals happen. It's time to work together with schools, families, and teachers to make these dreams a reality. And before I yield back, Mr. Chairman, I want to read a letter from members of the Loudoun County community to you and me, dated May 26th. The letter says that we, undersigned educators, parents, community members, and organizations in Loudoun County are writing in support of the..."
Hearing “Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies”
house Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee · May 14, 2026 · Transcript
JASON MIYARES "I'm a firm believer, let your yes be yes, your no be no. And it's not what you say, it's what you do. He may claim this has no impact on his charging decisions, but if you look at time and time again, and I can go through the cases, and so can Mr. Kennedy, there is a volume of cases where he has made a conscious decision to under-prosecute and essentially treat illegal immigrants with greater deference than he would an American citizen who is charged with No question, because I do think sanctuary policies also create a magnet for groups. If you look at, say, Fairfax County, it's estimated..."
Testimony SCOTT, ROBERT C. "BOBBY"
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"And again, Mr. Chairman, I'm not going to comment on what you said, but I'll just, in response to public comments by the House Education Committee and Workforce Chair, the County School Board says the Loudoun County School Board is deeply concerned by recent public comments made by the Chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee that call into question the work of Loudoun Public Schools, ahead of Superintendent Dr. Aaron Spence's testimony before the"
Testimony GRAHAM, LINDSEY
Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order.
senate Budget Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"So the novel approach, the Tenth Amendment protects sanctuary cities. I hadn't heard that one, but we'll talk about that later. So our witnesses are Secretary, former Secretary Chad Wolf, acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from 2019 to 2020, and the current Homeland Security Immigration Chair of the American First Policy Institute. Sheriff Michael Chapman has been the Sheriff of Loudoun County, Virginia, since 2012. I think you're next door to Fairfax County. You can..."
Testimony MICHAEL L. CHAPMAN
Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order.
senate Budget Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"It's a cost to putting people out there. You're talking about more homicides, what you're talking about. We've had our share locally here, and certainly as the chairman brought up, and we've had them in Loudoun County, and it's a human factor that is really important here. We want to keep our people safe and keep them alive. It is. And I think we all need to work"
Testimony SPEAKER_17
Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order.
senate Budget Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"And let's talk about positives. I'm going to use Loudoun as an example. The sheriff is rightly proud of Loudoun County. 420,000 people in the last census, probably coming up to 450 now. It is not only one of the safest jurisdictions in the United States, it's also by recent count the wealthiest county in the United"
Testimony WALBERG, TIM
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"puberty blockers. Many districts help students socially transition, meaning changing their name, their pronouns, and their restrooms and locker rooms. Even worse, schools do this without parental consent or knowledge. Chicago's policy even allows biological males on a case-by-case basis to sleep with biological females on overnight field trips. So does Loudoun County's. If I was a parent in either of those districts with these students, I consider suing for child abuse and neglect. This is..."
Testimony WALBERG, TIM
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"biological differences between men and women, and that are soft on student misconduct. I want to be clear that these policies don't make teachers the enemy. In some cases, teachers are also the victims with these policies that they are forced to contend with. Radical gender policies can force teachers to violate their conscience and deny their faith in order to keep their job. In May 2021, Tanner Cross, a Christian teacher at Loudoun County's Leesburg Elementary School, was placed on leave..."
Testimony SCOTT, ROBERT C. "BOBBY"
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Promoting an environment of equity and decency is where everyone is expected and treated with dignity and harms no one. We join this statement in full support of the inclusive school environment fostered in Loudoun County by Dr. Spence, every student, especially our students of color, our transgender and gender-expansive students, our immigrant students, and our students with disabilities deserve a safe place to learn where they can grow and"
Testimony WALBERG, TIM
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Our first witness is Dr. Maquilaine King, Superintendent and CEO of Chicago Public Schools in Chicago, Illinois. Our second witness is Dr. Aaron Spence, Superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools in Ashburn, Our third witness is Mr. Jonathan Smith, Director for Education and Federal Strategic"
Testimony WILSON, JOE
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"it's really good to have Dr. Spence here. With that in mind, in May 2021, Tanner Cross, a Christian teacher at Loudoun County's Leesburg Elementary School, was placed on leave after speaking out publicly against policy 8040 in his personal capacity. He said at a school those who are suffering from gender dysphoria. It's not my intention to hurt"
Testimony WILSON, JOE
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"board. An apology for the providing of him being placed on leave. Incredibly, this isn't the only case of prosecuted people of faith for holding traditional views of gender. Monica Gill, who taught in Loudoun County for 25 years, and in 2025, quote, the school district threatened to force me to lie to students about the fundamental truth of biological reality, which I would never do. Gentlemen, Can I get another"
Testimony FOXX, VIRGINIA
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Chicago's guidance says, quote, the specific accommodation should be assessed on a case-by-case basis, end quote. Loudoun County regulations state, quote, students may be assigned to a room related to their consistently asserted gender identity, end"
Testimony DR. AARON SPENCE
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"I answered, yeah. No. It's not acceptable that any child would come to our schools and be unable to read. Okay. I'm very pleased with the results that we have in Loudoun County Public Schools and recognize that we have more work to do. Transgender women should be allowed in women's"
Testimony HARRIS, MARK
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Police were called for one person, and that was Scott Smith, the survivor's father, who went to the school's main office and was irate that the district wasn't initially involving law enforcement over his daughter's assault. So I would first ask you, Mr. Spence, on behalf of the Loudoun County Public School, would you like to apologize to Mr. Smith this morning? I recognize you weren't superintendent in"
Testimony HARRIS, MARK
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"I recognize you weren't superintendent in 2021. But can you maybe tell us what policy changes have you or the Loudoun County Public Schools put in place to prevent tragedies like this from happening again? Well, as appalling as the incident was at Stonebridge High School, I think all of"
Testimony DR. AARON SPENCE
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Of course, we would enforce our policies. Our policies and law do not contemplate that something like this should or could happen to our students. And if it does, we have to react immediately and appropriately, and we would. I think it is a matter in Loudoun County Public Schools of ensuring that the policies that we have are followed, that the law is followed. I know that we have restructured our Title IX office since that"
Testimony HARRIS, MARK
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"I think it reported you were in Miami, Puerto Rico, San Diego, and Richmond. You went on four trips in three months. During your trip to Richmond, although it caught my attention, it was reported that Loudoun County Public Schools did not immediately tell parents about a string of student overdoses, some including fentanyl. And according to the Sheriff's Office, 11 Parkview High School students overdosed, became Loudoun County Public Schools' biggest school safety crisis since the two sexual..."
Testimony FINE, RANDY
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"All right. Great. I'm going to take that as a yes. I want to move on to Loudoun County Public Schools. Do you use, Dr. Spence, do you use the women's restroom? So why do you think men should be able to use the restroom in Loudoun County Public"
Testimony JASON MIYARES
“Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Pol...
house Judiciary Committee · May 14, 2026
"I'm a firm believer, let your yes be yes, your no be no. And it's not what you say, it's what you do. He may claim this has no impact on his charging decisions, but if you look at time and time again, and I can go through the cases, and so can Mr. Kennedy, there is a volume of cases where he has made a conscious decision to under-prosecute and essentially treat illegal immigrants with greater deference than he would an American citizen who is charged with No question, because I do think..."