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

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GARCIA: "Well, first let me let me just start by. I was a longtime teacher and educator. Before I got to Congress. I did about 10 years in the classroom. This is, in my opinion, might be the most horrific thing that Donald Trump and Elon Musk have actually done. What people don’t understand is that the Department of Education is the single largest supporter for families who have children with disabilities in America’s classrooms. These are largely federally funded programs. These are not generally fully funded by states. And so to eliminate the Department of Education and for Trump to say, well, we’re just going to send the money to the states, one is a flat out lie, and two, especially red states and conservative areas. They’re going to send those resources to private schools that don’t actually provide any classroom experience or support or inclusion programs for children with disabilities. And so this is an attack.”