
Caleb Hemmer
@CalebHemmer
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Tennessee State Representative - House District 59
Nashville, TN
Joined February 2012
RT @TheTNHoller: WATCH: @GovBillLee downplays not asking voucher kids if they’re already in private schools, saying the legislation didn’t….
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Meanwhile, Rep. Caleb Hemmer, a Nashville Democrat, has been seeking answers and data from the department about the program. Hemmer sharply criticized the department on Tuesday and said that the vouchers should be called “Education Fraud Accounts.”.
The state is not tracking how much money is going to students who are already enrolled in private schools, Chalkbeat Tennessee has reported.
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RT @Acyn: Beshear on what Democrats should do: . They should be looking squarely at voters and saying:.“We are opposing this because we car….
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Senate Rs Energy Policy in BBB-“Let’s kill a growing industry (Clean Energy) and let China lead the world and have those jobs!”.
NEW: Tucked inside the GOP mega-bill is an excise tax for solar and wind. And Republicans say they have no idea who put this provision in, or why. "I don't know where it came from." —Budget Chair Lindsey Graham, who released the bill. @frankthorp & me:
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The TN Dept. of Education is giving out #voucherscam money like this is cash for clunkers and not asking for basic data collection as part of the application. This is against best practices and only plays into the narrative this program is a total grift.
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RT @nytimes: Breaking News: The sprawling tax and health care bill that Senate Republicans are trying to pass would add at least $3.3 trill….
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RT @maxpcohen: Mike Lee is taking out the federal land sales provision from the bill. This had drawn strong opposition from Idaho and Monta….
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RT @SenatorShaheen: No matter how you slice it, selling off our public lands is a terrible idea. Add to that massive cuts to staffing at ou….
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New Tennessee laws address immigration, reproductive health, retail crime and AI via @tennessean.
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RT @nashlifestyles: 🌈 Ready to show your PRIDE, Nashville? From parades to parties, we’ve got your weekend plans covered. 💃🏽💛 Click the lin….
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RT @joshcowenMI: Great news for public school families—the Senate parliamentarian tossed Betsy DeVos’s private school voucher scheme out of….
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RT @sn_handler: NEW: STEVE DAINES says he has the votes to kill Mike Lee’s public lands provision. Parliamentarian hasn’t yet ruled on re….
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TN is spending $125M in new taxpayer money for the #voucherscam and creating the least transparent program in the country. Details here:
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Thank the lord! Huge win for conservation. 🌳 🌍 🦌 🦃 🎣.
SCOOP: Huge news for western states. The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that Sen. Mike Lee’s proposal to allow the sale of millions of acres of federal land fails to comply with the Byrd Rule. Montana/Idaho GOP senators have said they oppose it as well. I’m told this decision.
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