Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released the following statement after President Donald Trump’s executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education:
“Today’s illegal act by the Trump administration will have disastrous consequences for our schools. It will mean less resources for special education, for teacher training, and for individualized attention to the learning needs of each child. That these cuts are made to fund a tax cut for large corporations makes the sacrifice of our schools even more unbearable.
“Firing thousands of education professionals and causing the layoffs of thousands more will impede the development of an entire generation of students across America.
“As the product of a public K-12 education, and the proud parent of two kids raised in public schools, I have seen firsthand the transformative power of a good, quality education. Donald Trump may have played hooky the day they taught civics at his school, but he does not have the power to overturn laws passed by Congress.
“Trump’s mission to gut the Education Department doesn’t just threaten millions of students and educators. It also imperils the future of our country in an increasingly competitive, global economy.”
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