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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced legislation that would bring an end to the era of federal funding being used to support abstinence-only-until-marriage education programs. Since 1996, the United States has spent more than $1.5 billion for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs that a Congressionally mandated study found fail to effectively teach teens how to prevent unintended pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases. The Lautenberg-Lee legislation would ensure that federal funding is instead provided for comprehensive sex education.