{"id":2006520,"date":"2023-08-20T21:05:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T01:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-blast-biden-for-blocking-school-funding-for-hunting-archery-education-programs\/"},"modified":"2023-08-20T21:06:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T01:06:38","slug":"gop-senators-blast-biden-for-blocking-school-funding-for-hunting-archery-education-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-blast-biden-for-blocking-school-funding-for-hunting-archery-education-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Senators criticize Biden for denying funding for hunting and archery education in schools."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-senators-blast-biden-for-blocking-school-funding-for-hunting-archery-education-programs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2006520&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Jamie\u200c Squire\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>6:00 PM \u2013 Sunday, August 20, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>Nineteen Republican senators, including Florida Republican\u200b Senator Rick Scott, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrasso.senate.gov\/public\/_cache\/files\/3b5983dc-e2b4-4744-a335-ae17d88bbbfc\/08.11.23-letter-to-potus-on-hunting-and-archery-programs.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.barrasso.senate.gov\/public\/_cache\/files\/3b5983dc-e2b4-4744-a335-ae17d88bbbfc\/08.11.23-letter-to-potus-on-hunting-and-archery-programs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have written<\/a> to President Joe Biden requesting him to make government funds available for school archery and hunting instruction \u2062programs, expressing in a statement that \u201chunting and archery are strongly connected to the traditions and\u2062 heritage of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Since it was reported last month that the U.S.\u200b Department of Education\u200c was restricting \u200bfinancing to elementary and secondary schools that offer archery and hunting \u200binstruction classes, Second Amendment advocacy groups \u2063have been\u2063 extra \u200cdamning \u2063of the \u200cBiden administration.<\/p>\n<p>The current predicament stems from the passing of last year\u2019s Bipartisan\u2062 Safer Communities Act (BSCA), which was \u2062lauded as the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-blast-biden-for-blocking-school-funding-for-hunting-archery-education-programs\/\" title=\"GOP Senators criticize Biden for denying funding for hunting and archery education in schools.\">significant federal gun safety policy enacted<\/a> in Congress since the 1990s by the president and gun control advocates.<\/p>\n<p>The 2022 bill contains a number \u2064of elements that gun\u2063 control enthusiasts claim would save lives, including boosting access to mental health treatments and expanding\u200b community violence intervention programs, \u2064as\u200b well \u2064as enhancing the background check system by enlarging the definition of licensed\u200d gun dealers.<\/p>\n<p>However, the measure also includes an amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education \u2062Act (ESEA) that prohibits such funding from going \u201cto any person with a dangerous weapon\u201d or providing \u201ctraining in the use of\u200d a dangerous weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Republican senators argued \u200cthat the Biden administration purposefully misconstrued the legislation in order to justify withholding money\u200d for schools that offer\u2064 outdoor recreation programs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe \u2063Biden Administration\u2019s purposeful misinterpretation of the gun control bill is attempting \u200dto take away valuable programs from students across the country,\u201d reads a section of the letter written by Wyoming Republican Senator John\u2063 Barrasso (R-WYO.) which was then\u200c signed\u2062 by Scott and other Republican \u2063senators.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the officials, the U.S. \u200bDepartment of Education issued recommendations in April limiting the \u200duse of \u200dElementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) money for hunter education\u200b and archery programs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cSince the guidance was issued, there have been reports of schools canceling plans \u2064to include archery or hunting education in their \u2064curriculum. We write to urge\u200d the administration to \u200bimmediately \u2064reverse this misguided decision and ensure\u2064 funding for\u2064 these vital programs is not withheld,\u201d the letter read.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThese programs provided thousands \u200dof \u200bstudents with the\u200b opportunity to learn\u200b proper instruction for fireman and archery safety. Over 500,000 students participate and are certified through hunter education courses each year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to an unnamed U.S. Department of Education official, \u2062the legislation has been implemented as developed by Congress, although the existing language in the bill \u201climits\u201d \u200bparticular \u201cenrichment opportunities with ESEA funding.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe are happy \u2063to provide technical assistance \u2064on legislative language to\u2064 address this issue and restore allowability of ESEA funding for valuable \u200cenrichment \u200dopportunities for students, such as archery and hunter \u200bsafety programs,\u201d an unnamed \u2063official said. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is also worth \u200cnoting that Republican officials were not the only ones frustrated over the \u200dbill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOutdoor recreation is foundational to our western way\u200c of life, and any reduction of federal support for these educational programs is unacceptable,\u201d said Montana Democrat Senator Jon\u2063 Tester in an early August letter sent to \u200bU.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel \u2064Cardona.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. \u200bSubscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In Golden, Colorado, on International Homeless Animal Day, POSO Dog\u2062 Rescue is honoring shelter\u200c dog\u2019s who were\u200c once on\u200d the kill list. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This\u200c week has been filled with major headlines in \u200dthe U.S. One America\u2019s \u2062Rachel Acenas has more. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Trump picks Tucker over Fox, Elon blocks the block button and Rich Men North of Richmond continues to dominate<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One\u200d America\u2019s Jessamyn Dodd sits down with California Senate candidate Eric\u2062 Early\u200c to \u2064discuss the rising crime \u200cin \u200dthe state.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Ju-min\u2064 Park\u2063 SEOUL (Reuters)\u200d \u2013 Suspected North Korean hackers have targeted a joint U.S.-South\u200d Korea military exercise being held this week\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) \u2013 Suspected North Korean hackers have targeted a joint U.S.-South Korea military exercise being held this week\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -California\u2019s autos regulator said on Friday it is \u2063investigating \u201crecent concerning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/triathlon-swimming-dropped-from-paris-para-test-event-over-seine-water-quality\/\" title=\"Paris Para test event drops triathlon-swimming due to poor water quality in the Seine.\">incidents\u201d\u200d involving autonomous vehicles operated<\/a> by General Motors\u2026 \u200c <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Valerie Insinna and \u2062Tim Hepher WASHINGTON (Reuters) \u2013\u2064 JetZero, which has won U.S. \u200cAir Force backing to build a\u200d demonstrator for\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, August 20, 2023, 19 Republican senators, led by Florida&#8217;s Rick Scott, urged President Biden to allocate government funds for school archery and hunting programs. They emphasized the strong link between hunting, archery, and education in their statement. 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