Al Kipone schreef op 29 maart 2019 02:27:
Trump says he is rescinding his proposed cut to Special Olympics budget amid a bipartisan outcry
His statement on the South Lawn of the White House came after his education secretary, Betsy DeVos, spent three days defending the proposal, most recently at a contentious Senate hearing Thursday morning.
“The Special Olympics will be funded,” Trump told reporters. “I just told my people, I want to fund the Special Olympics. .?.?. I’ve been to the Special Olympics — I think it’s incredible, and I just authorized a funding.”
DeVos said in a statement that she welcomed the reversal and that she had fought behind the scenes to maintain the funding. An aide said she had been overruled by the White House Office of Management and Budget.
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