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Beto O'Rourke: “If we don't win power in 2026, it's going to be pretty hard…”

Featuring: Beto O'Rourke, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 1:01:48

In Texas, the Department of Education that you mentioned. Absolutely. Being dismantled under the Secretary of Ed, Linda McMahon under Donald Trump. If we don't win power in 2026, it's going to be pretty hard to restore Title 1 funding, IDEA funding. This is Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. So if your kiddo has special needs, intellectual, physical or otherwise, harder for her to be in a classroom where she's going to get a world class education. (1:01:48–1:01:57)

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