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Tony Perkins: “A lot of conservatives and Republicans have wanted to shut…”

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Ryan Walters Goes After the Pervasive DEI and Transgender Initiatives of the Left

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But I want to ask you got about a minute left about the Department of Education, because the Trump administration has talked about this. They've talked about closing it. A lot of conservatives and Republicans have wanted to shut [the Department of Education] down for a long time. Maybe one of the most famous was Rick Perry, who lost his whole presidential race because of it. But the sharpest objection is that this is going to hurt the kids, that you're defunding kids. (14:09–14:13)

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Asserts that many conservatives and Republicans have long desired to shut down the Department of Education.

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