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Chris Murphy: “You [Secretary McMahon] were in gross violation of the law…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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'That Is Unacceptable': Chris Murphy Assails Linda McMahon For Cuts To Office Of Civil Rights

Published | Video Starts at 00:02

But my understanding is you're doing that not out of your own volition, but because the parents sued you and the court found that You [Secretary McMahon] were in gross violation of the law, having fired half of the attorneys at the office. having closed down all these field offices that parents rely on. So what was going on in 2025? I mean, why did you decide to shut down these field offices to illegally fire half the attorneys? (00:02–01:49)

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Asserts that Secretary McMahon fired half of the attorneys at the Office of Civil Rights, violating the law.

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