I agree that there is a correlation between poverty and education and arrest and all of the things that my colleagues just laid out. However, We’re having a hearing where they are trying to disinvest in all these things. So if you truly believe that there is a correlation between education and these disproportionate outcomes, then why are we having a hearing that is attempted to remove funds that was meant to reach our most vulnerable children? (00:26–00:32)
CLAIM
Asserts that the hearing is aimed at disinvesting in areas related to poverty and education.
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