You know, the criticism of state government by Democrats and others that education is underfunded in their view. Are you concerned about children with students with special needs, all that. But that's the whole point is The money can be block granted to the states and let the states figure out how to spend their money. rather than. I'm not saying $270 billion should be divided up, but states should be given, I mean, certainly those federal dollars that go for the special needs gifts and things like that. (01:36–01:41)
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