The U.S. Senate Finance Committee approved a bill that would allow parents to set aside $2,000 per year for each child in tax-free education savings accounts that could be used for public and private school expenses. The Orthodox Union praised the move. A Democrat-led filibuster killed a similar bill in the Senate last year, while the House of Representatives passed its own version.
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