{"id":5009,"date":"2025-09-17T15:54:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T20:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/protesters-rally-against-12b-cut-to-education-in-trump-plan-us-house-bill-2\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T15:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T20:54:11","slug":"protesters-rally-against-12b-cut-to-education-in-trump-plan-us-house-bill-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/protesters-rally-against-12b-cut-to-education-in-trump-plan-us-house-bill-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters rally against $12B cut to education in Trump plan, US House bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/educationprotest-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, speaks at a press conference Sept. 17, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda\/States Newsroom)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, speaks at a press conference Sept. 17, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda\/States Newsroom)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Democratic U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Delia Ramirez of Illinois joined advocates Wednesday outside the U.S. Capitol to blast proposed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsfromthestates.com\/article\/trump-campaigned-closing-education-department-reality-more-difficult\" target=\"_blank\">cuts to education spending<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The lawmakers and demonstrators rebuked a congressional spending panel\u2019s bill that calls for $12 billion in spending cuts at the Education Department for the coming fiscal year and fulfills many of President Donald Trump\u2019s education spending priorities as he and his administration seek to dismantle the agency.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dozens of advocates from across the country marched from the Education Department\u2019s headquarters to the U.S. Capitol to protest the proposed cuts, organized by the political arm of Popular Democracy, a network of community-based organizations across the country. The march culminated in a press conference, where Tlaib and Ramirez rallied with the advocates.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Trump outlines \u2018winding down\u2019 of agency<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump and his administration have sought to take an ax to the Education Department in an effort to dramatically overhaul the federal role in education.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Earlier this year, Trump requested $12 billion in spending cuts at the department for fiscal 2026. A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/media\/document\/fiscal-year-2026-budget-summary-110043.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">summary<\/a> of the department\u2019s request said the cut \u201creflects an agency that is responsibly winding down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cYou all know, and I feel this from my heart \u2014 the fact that the current president wants to gut and completely eliminate the Department of Education is not only despicable, it is unconstitutional,\u201d Tlaib said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cYou know the Department of Education is incredibly important for not only those living with disabilities, but different religious backgrounds, diverse communities,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Michigan Democrat added that \u201cwithout the Department of Education, we know many of our kids will be left behind, unable to receive \u2026 the education and resources.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>House and Senate bills differ<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Though the House and Senate Appropriations committees share jurisdiction over funding the Education Department for the coming fiscal year, their bills stand in sharp contrast to each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Senate appropriators\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsfromthestates.com\/article\/trumps-big-proposed-cuts-health-and-education-spending-rebuffed-us-senate-panel\" target=\"_blank\">largely rejected Trump\u2019s proposed spending cuts<\/a> in their bipartisan bill, which advanced out of the committee in July. Their measure tightens requirements for the department to have the necessary staffing levels to fulfill its statutory responsibilities and prevents the agency from transferring certain programs to other federal agencies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But the House Appropriations Committee\u2019s bill, which also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/appropriations.house.gov\/news\/press-releases\/committee-approves-fy26-labor-health-and-human-services-education-and-related\" target=\"_blank\">passed out of that panel<\/a>, largely aligns with the president\u2019s education agenda and spending cut priorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ramirez of Illinois blasted that bill, saying it \u201cwould gut support for English language learners, funding for teacher training and retention and dismantle entire community schools.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">She noted that \u201cin an effort to turn the clock back to when discrimination was legal, Republicans are obsessed with dismantling the Department of Education and every program that protects equal opportunity education for our children \u2014 that\u2019s why Republicans are pushing to take away over $12 billion from our children\u2019s public education.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, speaks at a press conference Sept. 17, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda\/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON \u2014 Democratic U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Delia Ramirez of Illinois joined advocates Wednesday outside the U.S. Capitol to blast proposed\u00a0cuts to education spending. 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