PROTECTING EDUCATION IN AMERICA

On Wed Feb 12, Representative Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR-5) delivered a floor speech titled "PROTECTING EDUCATION IN AMERICA" in the House. The speech addressed taxes and also covered the environment, education.

PROTECTING EDUCATION IN AMERICA

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2025)] [House] [Page H693] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] PROTECTING EDUCATION IN AMERICA (Ms. BYNUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Ms. BYNUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because Oregon's children don't have access to all the tools they need to succeed, and that is unacceptable. Now, Elon Musk is threatening to eliminate the Department of Education. That would leave millions of students without resources they rely on; end financial aid programs, making higher education more expensive; and leave rural schools behind. As the mom of a kid with disabilities, I know they aren't getting all the funding that they need in their classrooms to thrive. I would like anybody to tell me how this is helping our kids and how it is going to make us competitive in a global economy. How is this going to make life better for anyone? I know they can't. If Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency are trying to make the government more efficient by giving tax breaks to the rich at the expense of our schools and our children, to that we say: No thanks. ____________________