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Veronica Escobar: “OCR is the largest civil rights office in any agency.”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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I met with the Secretary of the Education Department.

Published | Video Starts at 03:19

We are very concerned about the potential complete eradication of the division, the Office of Civil Rights, OCR is the largest civil rights office in any agency. And it's there to make sure that kids with disabilities, kids who live in poverty, kids who are in cities, states that engage in discriminatory practices, that office is there to protect those kids, to make sure that those kids get an equitable education. (03:19–03:37)

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Asserts that the Office of Civil Rights is the largest civil rights office in any federal agency.

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