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Republican lawmakers are accusing President Joe Biden of setting a low bar for his first 100 days in office to ensure a victory lap when he's reached his goals of vaccinations and school reopenings—accusations the White House has spent several days pushing back against.

"Either you are going commit to opening up all schools safely, or you're going to be leaving millions of kids behind for no reason other than you're afraid of standing up to the teachers unions. Because the science is very clear: You can open up every school safely today and the money is there to do it," House GOP Whip Steve Scalise said in an interview this week with Fox News.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki, attempting to explain what Biden's goal of having a majority of schools "reopened" by April 30, recently told reporters that the aim would be for 50 percent of schools to be open at least one day a week. By several measures, the United States has already met that goal. Biden's 100th day also comes in April, which would be at the end of the normal school schedule.