Rep. Takano: ‘Radical Right-Wing Republicans Have Dreamed About’ Dismantling Education Dept. For a Long Time

BALLASY Talking about members ░░░░░░░░ half of the Department ░░░░░░░░ Education is supposed to ░░░░░░░░ eliminated is the latest ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow it s supposed ░░░░░░░░ start What s your ░░░░░░░░ to that ZINKE Well ░░░░░░░░ I ve never heard ░░░░░░░░ anything any program going ░░░░░░░░ It s who s ░░░░░░░░ to administer it whether ░░░░░░░░ s Washington D C ░░░░░░░░ the state I see ░░░░░░░░ issues in Montana I ░░░░░░░░ t think Washington D ░░░░░░░░ knows where Absarokee is ░░░░░░░░ all BALLASY Do you ░░░░░░░░ all these layoffs though ░░░░░░░░ DOGE driven layoffs are ░░░░░░░░ to hurt the Republican ░░░░░░░░ the optics of it ░░░░░░░░ least could damage the ░░░░░░░░ brand ZINKE Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ gone through reorganizations before ░░░░░░░░ some of it is ░░░░░░░░ s some mistakes made ░░░░░░░░ always am concerned about ░░░░░░░░ front line rather than ░░░░░░░░ mid tier But remember ░░░░░░░░ Departments chose it wasn ░░░░░░░░ DOGE that chose it ░░░░░░░░ the Departments that chose ░░░░░░░░ as expected the Departments ░░░░░░░░ to protect the middle ░░░░░░░░ upper bureaucracy and expose ░░░░░░░░ front line What you ░░░░░░░░ some on the front ░░░░░░░░ being protected the firefighters ░░░░░░░░ seasonals that were misclassified ░░░░░░░░ stuff like that we ░░░░░░░░ work through it But ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ what s important is ░░░░░░░░ want a right size ░░░░░░░░ mean just because someone ░░░░░░░░ remote doesn t mean ░░░░░░░░ job s not important ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ people that do important ░░░░░░░░ We just want to ░░░░░░░░ sure that people have ░░░░░░░░ purpose and right size ░░░░░░░░ that takes sometimes careful ░░░░░░░░