President Trump responds to news that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was proposing a cut to Special Olympics funding: “I just authorized a funding of the Special Olympics. ... I have overridden my people, we’re funding the Special Olympics”
Washington Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos told senators on Thursday that she was not personally involved in the decision to propose eliminating funding for the Special Olympics, but continued to defend the cut included in her department's budget.
Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin raised the issue at a budget hearing, saying that if DeVos hadn't come up with the cut, the person who did should get"a Special Olympic gold medal for insensitivity."As she did earlier in the week, DeVos argued that the Special Olympics doesn't need federal backing because it's a private organization that raises money from donations. "I love Special Olympics myself, I have given a portion of my salary to Special Olympics.
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