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Kirsten Gillibrand: “Teachers are not getting resources they need for after…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

Interview with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Trump's Policies, Democratic Strategies, and U.S.-Israel Relations

Published March 5, 2025 | Video Starts at 05:59

So, for example, when he says he's cutting the Department of Education, well, that means special needs kids are not getting individualized education plans. Teachers are not getting resources they need for after school programming. Kids who want to go to college can't get access to Pell Grants. So the cost of college is going up. Time he makes a decision. I'm cutting in it. (05:59–06:03)

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Asserts that cuts to the Department of Education will affect resources for after-school programs.

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