Nancy Pelosi Unleashes On 'Ridiculous' Supreme Court Ruling To Allow Trump Education Dept. Cuts

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During remarks on the House floor, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) decried the Supreme Court's decision to allow the Trump Administration to advance with mass layoffs and cuts at the Department of Education.

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00:00Mr. Speaker, the Supreme Court's ridiculous decision this week to allow the president to

00:07proceed with mass layoffs at the Department of Education is a grave blow to the rule of law

00:13and defies congressional authority. Justice Sotomayor's dissent warns that the court is

00:20enabling the executive branch to undermine Congress's power of the purse, and she is

00:25absolutely right. Perhaps the Republicans in the House and in the Senate and the White

00:32House do not understand that nothing brings more money to the U.S. Treasury than the education

00:39of the American people. Early childhood education, K-12, higher education, post-grad, and lifetime

00:47learning for our workers. They're cutting education to give tax breaks to the richest

00:53people at the expense of America's future, the education of the American people. The

01:01court's disregard for the authority of the legislative branch empowers executive overreach at the

01:07expense of accountability and democracy. My colleagues take pride in being a member of

01:12the House, support this institution, and our constitutional right with the power of the

01:18purse. I yield back.

01:19Thank you. For what purpose is the gentleman from Idaho seeking

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