June 6, 2017

2017-06-06T10:02:49-04:00

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Secretary Betsy DeVos testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 Department of Education budget request. As in her last testimony on the 2018 budget before a House Appropriations subcommittee, she was asked about whether her proposal for a new voucher program would provide protections for LGBTQ and religious minority students. While Secretary DeVos said federal law would be followed, under questioning from Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), she also said areas in which federal law is vague, such as on LGBTQ rights, which aren’t protected specifically, Congress and the courts would need to act.

Secretary Betsy DeVos testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 Department of Education budget… read more