Betsy DeVos faced intense bipartisan blowback from senators for a plan to nix Special Olympics funding that's riled social media, but she also said she was not 'personally involved' in the decision to propose the cut in the Trump administration budget
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday faced intense bipartisan blowback from senators for a plan to nix Special Olympics funding that's riled social media, but she also said she was not "personally involved" in the decision to propose the cut in the Trump administration budget.
Durbin called the elimination of the Special Olympics money "shameful" and said "someone has to accept responsibility for a bad decision." By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. that Special Olympics funding has “directly impacted the lives of thousands of students both with and without intellectual disabilities. It also provides a model for other schools and districts to support this kind of work without direct federal funding.”
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