Education Sec. DeVos faces scrutiny for proposal to cut billions of dollars from Special Olympics funding
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Betsy DeVos defends proposal to cut education spending and Special Olympics fundingEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday defended her request to cut billions of dollars from the agency's budget, and Democrats attacked her plan as outrageous and damaging to students who need the most help.
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‘I’m praying for the Special Olympics’: A special-needs athlete responds to Betsy DeVosDerek “Tank” Schottle dreams of competing in the 2022 Special Olympics, but wonders how proposed funding cuts might affect support for an organization that has been at the center of his life for the past 18 years.
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Betsy DeVos under fire over funding cuts for Special OlympicsThe education secretary said 'we had to make some difficult decisions with this budget.'
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Betsy DeVos gets grilled in Congress over proposed elimination of Special Olympics fundingEducation Sec. DeVos struggled before a congressional subcommittee to defend at least $7,000,000,000 in proposed cuts to education programs, including eliminating all $18,000,000 in federal funding for the Special Olympics.
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DeVos blasted again for proposing cuts to the Special OlympicsFor the third year in a row, Democrats dinged Ed. Sec. Betsy DeVos for proposing to cut funds from the Special Olympics, after-school programs and support for students from low-income families. The difference is that this time, Democrats control the House
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Betsy DeVos: Deep cuts to Special Olympics, student programs warrantedIn the case of the $17.6 million cut to help fund the Special Olympics, DeVos suggested it is better supported by philanthropy and added, 'We had to make some difficult decisions with this budget.'
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The Latest: DeVos defends cutting Special Olympics fundingBetsy DeVos is defending her proposal to eliminate funding to the Special Olympics, saying that she 'loves' the Special Olympics' work but argues 'the federal government cannot fund every worthy program
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Betsy DeVos says Trump admin is 'committed' to students with disabilities as she calls to defund Special Olympics“It is unacceptable, shameful and counterproductive that the media and some members of Congress have spun up falsehoods and fully misrepresented the facts,” DeVos wrote in a statement on Wednesday.
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DeVos defends proposed Special Olympics cut amid outcryBetsy DeVos is pushing back against outcry over her proposal to slash $17 million in federal funding for the Special Olympics
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