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TexasTowelie

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Tue Jun 3, 2025, 01:39 PM Tuesday

Murphy presses McMahon on canceled mental health program, Harvard demands - CBS News



Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy pressed Education Secretary Linda McMahon at her Senate committee budget hearing on her decision to stop funding a mental health program for students nationwide. Murphy also asked McMahon about the Trump administration's demands in its fight against Harvard University.
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Murphy presses McMahon on canceled mental health program, Harvard demands - CBS News (Original Post) TexasTowelie Tuesday OP
Murphy did very well Wild blueberry Tuesday #1
I would be hard pressed to avoid shouting expletives at her. progressoid Tuesday #2
The want to grift the new "Grants" RhapsodyFav Tuesday #3
Allocate former federal funds to the states because the locals know better how to disburse these limited educatio funds. magicarpet Tuesday #4

RhapsodyFav

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3. The want to grift the new "Grants"
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 02:55 PM
Tuesday

New money can be directed to the ones they want to get kick backs or "favors". Always follow the $

magicarpet

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4. Allocate former federal funds to the states because the locals know better how to disburse these limited educatio funds.
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 05:15 PM
Tuesday

Then the Red state governors redirect the funds to their friends and families as educational consultants. The Red school districts, charter schools, and the religious schools get assigned the bulk of the funding.

The Blue districts, by design, end up with paltry funding so that those school districts are destined to become weaker and eventually fail due to severe funding cutbacks.

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