Betsy DeVos: Deep cuts to Special Olympics, student programs are warranted

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(03-30-2019, 12:03 AM)Dill Wrote: If people had just stopped to reflect a moment, they'd have easily seen how out of character these special Olympic cuts were with the actions of other Trump appointees--and with Trump policies in general.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/thousands-more-migrant-kids-separated-parents-under-trump-previously-reported-n959791
https://www.thenation.com/article/how-trump-plans-to-evict-poor-families-from-public-housing/
https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/trump-budget-deeply-cuts-health-housing-other-assistance-for-low-and
https://www.afge.org/article/trump-budget-cuts-veterans-disability-benefits-to-pay-for-va-privatization/
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2019/03/14/trump-outlines-a-significant-social-security-cut-i.aspx
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/03/11/trump-proposes-massive-cuts-to-transit-amtrak/
https://therevelator.org/budget-crunch-national-parks/
https://www.the74million.org/by-the-numbers-president-trumps-10-biggest-proposed-cuts-to-u-s-education-ranked/
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/trump-budget-slashes-money-of-clean-air-and-water-programs/
https://trofire.com/2017/03/17/trump-admin-wants-cuts-school-meal-programs-food-doesnt-make-kids-smarter/


Not the only time Trump had 0 idea about his cuts--and then stepped in to save Americans from them.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/michigan-trump-brags-hes-saving-the-great-lakes-his-own-cuts

DeVos' only contribution to public education has been donating money to Republicans to support unregulated charter schools (a business she has a financial interest in) and divert funding to Christian schools. 

The only explanation for hiring such an unqualified person to be the Secretary of Education, short of gross incompetence on the President's part, is that they support her agenda of slashing public funding of all education not related to charter schools and Christian schools. 

And as you have pointed out, the administration has been trying to slash programs that provide support to our most at risk students ever since their first budget. Whether it's special education funding, nutrition, or after school programs, they have all been identified as less worthy than private school funding.