So these decisions don't make sense. The defunding at the Department of Education is really hard to get my head around. We've got a lot of families here in Massachusetts whose Students are on IEPs who receive special education, and the defunding of that by the Trump administration is sad and beyond heartbreaking. It just doesn't make sense at all. So the news the other day of shifting some responsibilities to other departments. Look, we've been through this. This isn't our first rodeo. (34:23–34:38)
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Asserts the Trump administration has defunded special education programs affecting Massachusetts families.
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