Rep. Garcia on Shutting Down Education Department: ‘A Horrifically Shameful Moment that the President Wants to Hurt Children with Distinct Needs’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT WITT And ░░░░░░░░ Trump signed the executive ░░░░░░░░ this week to shut ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Education ░░░░░░░░ it s a waste ░░░░░░░░ taxpayer money He wants ░░░░░░░░ aspects of the department ░░░░░░░░ over to states to ░░░░░░░░ student outcomes even though ░░░░░░░░ already pay for about ░░░░░░░░ of k through 12 ░░░░░░░░ and they oversee curriculum ░░░░░░░░ then he of course ░░░░░░░░ no details on how ░░░░░░░░ will be improved by ░░░░░░░░ actions What are the ░░░░░░░░ for public education and ░░░░░░░░ this a fight Democrats ░░░░░░░░ take on Garcia Well ░░░░░░░░ let me let me ░░░░░░░░ start by I was ░░░░░░░░ longtime teacher and educator ░░░░░░░░ I got to Congress ░░░░░░░░ did about 10 years ░░░░░░░░ the classroom This is ░░░░░░░░ my opinion might be ░░░░░░░░ most horrific thing that ░░░░░░░░ Trump and Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ actually done What people ░░░░░░░░ t understand is that ░░░░░░░░ Department of Education is ░░░░░░░░ single largest supporter for ░░░░░░░░ who have children with ░░░░░░░░ in America s classrooms ░░░░░░░░ are largely federally funded ░░░░░░░░ These are not generally ░░░░░░░░ funded by states And ░░░░░░░░ to eliminate the Department ░░░░░░░░ Education and for Trump ░░░░░░░░ say well we re ░░░░░░░░ going to send the ░░░░░░░░ to the states one ░░░░░░░░ a flat out lie ░░░░░░░░ two especially red states ░░░░░░░░ conservative areas They re ░░░░░░░░ to send those resources ░░░░░░░░ private schools that don ░░░░░░░░ actually provide any classroom ░░░░░░░░ or support or inclusion ░░░░░░░░ for children with disabilities ░░░░░░░░ so this is an ░░░░░░░░ Yes on families on ░░░░░░░░ on teachers But it ░░░░░░░░ a horrifically shameful moment ░░░░░░░░ the president wants to ░░░░░░░░ children with distinct needs ░░░░░░░░ they need also education ░░░░░░░░ be included in our ░░░░░░░░ system They re the ░░░░░░░░ losers in this and ░░░░░░░░ think we should all ░░░░░░░░ protesting in the streets ░░░░░░░░ this and be—“