Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens blasted Trump and Republican efforts to shut down the Department of Education and cut funding from vital programs that support Michigan families.
At a House hearing, Stevens railed against the efforts, highlighting the challenges Michigan teachers and students are already facing.
Watch the full clip HERE.
“I have spent countless hours with the educators, administrators, and families in Michigan. And over the last year and a half, we have discussed the challenges facing the teacher workforce pipeline, our inability to fully fund Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,” said Rep. Stevens.
“We need to get back to the basics. Before we bely the American people and their tax dollars that this is some effort to serve you better and to streamline. Because it’s not. It’s more failed policy at our expense.”
Stevens also called out Republicans’ refusal to push forward common-sense legislation that addresses critical issues Michiganders face in schools. She highlighted her Addressing Teacher Shortages Act, a bill to help public schools recruit and train a new generation of teachers, which Republicans have refused to pass. Stevens further brought up Republican failures to fund supports for students with disabilities and their attempted cuts to Perkins CTE grants, urging her colleagues to put aside partisan games to serve students, teachers, and families across the country.
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