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School Closure Proponent Randi Weingarten Laments How Bad School Closures Are (clip)
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Bloomberg

Name: Bloomberg
URL: http://www.bloomberg.com/tv/
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Bloomberg Balance of Power

Name: Bloomberg Balance of Power
URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/btv/series/balance-of-power
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Randi Weingarten
, Joe Mathieu

Name: Randi Weingarten
Employment: American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO
Position: President

Name: Joe Mathieu
Employment: Bloomberg Radio , Bloomberg TV
Position: Co-Anchor, Host, Correspondent
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03/21/2025 04:56 pm
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MATHIEU Randi I know ░░░░░░░░ re talking about a ░░░░░░░░ of different things here ░░░░░░░░ it s great to ░░░░░░░░ you with us I ░░░░░░░░ if there s a ░░░░░░░░ that Congress plays in ░░░░░░░░ as well You have ░░░░░░░░ legal path and much ░░░░░░░░ the check and balance ░░░░░░░░ ve seen against this ░░░░░░░░ over a course of ░░░░░░░░ like I could go ░░░░░░░░ immigration the DOGE cuts ░░░░░░░░ so forth in this ░░░░░░░░ you re talking about ░░░░░░░░ loans but also the ░░░░░░░░ of the Department of ░░░░░░░░ Do you have the ░░░░░░░░ of Democrats on Capitol ░░░░░░░░ who can make a ░░░░░░░░ Or have you already ░░░░░░░░ your course and that ░░░░░░░░ the legal one Weingarten ░░░░░░░░ look and I laughed ░░░░░░░░ I am I mean ░░░░░░░░ m a lawyer and ░░░░░░░░ m a union activist ░░░░░░░░ I m a teacher ░░░░░░░░ m an AP Gov ░░░░░░░░ a social studies teacher ░░░░░░░░ of course it s ░░░░░░░░ Congress They re the ░░░░░░░░ I Branch of the ░░░░░░░░ They re the ones ░░░░░░░░ are supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ it MATHIEU You feel ░░░░░░░░ breaking into schoolhouse rock ░░░░░░░░ us right now Randi ░░░░░░░░ Yeah exactly I m ░░░░░░░░ like oh my God ░░░░░░░░ I have to give ░░░░░░░░ course in Congress But ░░░░░░░░ course they re the ░░░░░░░░ that are supposed to ░░░░░░░░ doing it And even ░░░░░░░░ President s EO suggested ░░░░░░░░ And this morning I ░░░░░░░░ on a press conference ░░░░░░░░ Catherine Clark who is ░░░░░░░░ Massachusetts one of the ░░░░░░░░ of the Democrats in ░░░░░░░░ House of Representatives and ░░░░░░░░ re fighting it as ░░░░░░░░ This is the dilemma ░░░░░░░░ it really is a ░░░░░░░░ And look you said ░░░░░░░░ in your last segment ░░░░░░░░ president s men are ░░░░░░░░ the president s men ░░░░░░░░ all the people in ░░░░░░░░ And there s a ░░░░░░░░ in time when you ░░░░░░░░ know look you swear ░░░░░░░░ oath to the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ to individual people who ░░░░░░░░ president And this really ░░░░░░░░ in the Congress s ░░░░░░░░ and they really should ░░░░░░░░ dealing with this But ░░░░░░░░ is what I worry ░░░░░░░░ I just used the ░░░░░░░░ debt example You know ░░░░░░░░ can eviscerate a department ░░░░░░░░ laying off its people ░░░░░░░░ shutting down a web ░░░░░░░░ or online service And ░░░░░░░░ what I don t ░░░░░░░░ is I don t ░░░░░░░░ it so shut down ░░░░░░░░ so many ways that ░░░░░░░░ are really hurt And ░░░░░░░░ somebody says Oops we ░░░░░░░░ t mean to do ░░░░░░░░ Kids go through kindergarten ░░░░░░░░ We already saw during ░░░░░░░░ the longstanding problems that ░░░░░░░░ when schools were shut ░░░░░░░░ too long We got ░░░░░░░░ make sure we get ░░░░░░░░ right for kids.”
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