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Veronica Escobar: “We are very concerned about the potential complete…”

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

When you cut the people, you cut the access to those programs, you cut the ability for the American people to get the benefit of those programs, because the people who administrate them are not there to do it. We are very concerned about the potential complete eradication of the division, the Office of Civil Rights, OCR. that 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, … (03:19–03:31)

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Asserts concern over the potential elimination of the Office of Civil Rights.

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