The proposed budget would eliminate all U.S. federal funds for the Special Olympics.
According to Education Week, the proposal released earlier this month would“We had to make some difficult decisions with this budget,” DeVos told a House subcommittee. ,” Rep. Rosa DeLauro said per CNN.
The suggested budget has little chance of making it into law; the Trump administration has proposed similar cuts in previous years that didn’t pass when Republicans controlled the House. With Democrats now holding the purse strings, it’s even less likely to pass. would be impacted. DeVos said she didn’t know. DeVos admitted that the Special Olympics was an “awesome organization” but noted that it also received support from philanthropic groups.
to the organization last year. More than two years ago, she met with Special Olympics athletes and shared this image on Twitter:
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