Brown praised West Virginia teachers who held a nine-day strike in early 2018 . " When this society fails to pay its teachers a living wage , it 's pretty shameful , " he said . " Those teachers engaged the public to put pressure on a Republican legislature that historically underfunds education and they got the legislature to finally do the right thing . So I was proud of those teachers for standing up . " He also praised other recent activist demonstrations , such as the anti-gun protests by Parkland High School students in Florida and the Women 's March after President Trump 's inauguration . " That 's what makes our country great — when people stand up and push back when they 're mistreated , " he said
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