Ex-N.J. congressman: Why I support Betsy DeVos and school choice | Opinion

Zimmer: Parents should be allowed to have the government pay for the school they choose for their children, whether it be traditional public, public charter, private, or religious. (Photo of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos by Jose Luis Magana | Associated Press)

Dick Zimmer is a former state assemblyman, state senator, and congressman from New Jersey. He was twice New Jersey's Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate.

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