The Trump administration's education secretary also took criticism from members of Congress during a hearing before a House subcommittee.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing. By Des Bieler Des Bieler Sports reporter covering national topics, including fantasy football, as well as supporting coverage of D.C.-area teams Email Bio Follow March 27 at 12:19 AM Betsy DeVos didn’t just receive criticism from members of Congress on Tuesday over the Trump Administration’s proposal to cut funding for the Special Olympics.
Please read this @BetsyDeVosED. God, you need to only spend .01 minute watching these @SpecialOlympics athletes perform to understand the power of this program. https://t.co/kg5vemPUfu DeVos described the Special Olympics as “an awesome organization” and “one that is well supported by the philanthropic sector.” A spokesman for the education secretary told CNN Tuesday that Devos, whose father and father-in-law were billionaire business executives, donated part of her salary to the organization last year and is “personally supportive of Special Olympics and its mission.
“You realize what is most important — to live life without judgement, [with] an open mind and heart,” he added. Negandhi also posted photos of some Special Olympics participants and noted how their lives had been affected. — Jen Lada March 26, 2019 Another ESPN personality, Sarah Spain, called DeVos’s exchange with Pocan “tough to watch.” The network’s Kenny Mayne declared on Twitter, “Our family supports Special Olympics” and added that the same went for “the company I work for.”
ESPN’s Keith Olbermann, a former MSNBC host known for his outspoken political views, tweeted of DeVos’s testimony, “Same budget: Executive Salaries in her department will go up 15%. Congress — particularly the House — will, on a bipartisan basis, eat the Secretary’s Special Olympics proposal for lunch.”
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