Suhas Subramanyam Hammers Trump Administration Over 'Nearly $7 Billion' Hold On Education Funding

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During remarks on the House floor, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) demanded the Trump Administration lift its hold on congressionally appropriated funds for Education.

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00:00Mr. Speaker, I rise today out of deep concern for students across Virginia and the country.

00:07Right now, this administration is withholding nearly $7 billion in congressionally approved

00:12education funding, money meant for public schools, and these funds after school programs,

00:17teaching, training, literacy programs, and more. And yet, without warning, the administration

00:23froze them, and the result has been delays and potential cuts and layoffs. School districts,

00:27including the ones that I represent, are now scrambling to fill unexpected budget gaps,

00:31and I've heard directly from educators in my district whose job will be on the line and whose

00:36students risk losing vital support if this funding isn't restored. It's our students who will pay the

00:41ultimate price, but it doesn't just stop there. The Department of Education has been painfully slow

00:45to respond to those seeking help, and my constituents have been waiting for months for the public service

00:51loan forgiveness that they are owned, and others have been placed on incorrect student loan repayment

00:56plans, and subjected to poor treatment from loan providers, left frustrated and financially

01:01strained. The administration must release K-12 funding and allow the Department of Education

01:05to continue their work. Our students deserve better than this waste and red tape.

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