A U.S. senator from Illinois stands opposed to school choice provisions in federal budget legislation.
A provision in the bill would allow donors to lower their tax liability by donating to accredited scholarship-granting organizations, with a credit up to $5,000 or 10% of their adjusted gross income.
Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Springfield, expressed his opposition in a Senate Spotlight forum last week.
“I don’t think there were many, if any disabled children in my Catholic schools and very few minority students, and I’m wondering what happens with these young people who are disabled,” said Durbin.
