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SEN. MURPHY BLASTS McMAHON FOR SLASHING KIDS' MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS & POLITICIZING EDUCATION
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8:59Now PlayingSenator Chris Murphy delivers a powerful rebuke of Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s decision to cut $1 billion in active school-based mental health grants — leaving thousands of children without trusted counselors and social workers mid-year. During this emotional exchange, Murphy questions whether McMahon even considered the impact on vulnerable students, including those in his home state of Connecticut.
The hearing also exposes troubling moves by the Department of Education to defund universities over DEI programs while demanding "viewpoint diversity" — a controversial political intervention Murphy says violates federal law.
This is more than a policy debate — it's a fight for kids' well-being, education integrity, and the very role of government in public schools and universities.
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