Senate Approves Resolution Denouncing History Standards

Washington

The Senate last week denounced the national history standards for what members said was a failure to respect the contributions of Western civilization, voting 99 to 1 for a non-binding amendment expressing their disapproval.

The unexpected amendment was attached to a bill that would make it more difficult for Congress to impose mandates on state and local governments without paying to implement them....

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