WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), one of two Head Start graduates to serve in the U.S. Senate, joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and advocates for a virtual press conference in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-16134.pdf) issued today by the Department of Health and Human Services that guts Head Start by shredding basic standards that keep kids safe and advance their education. The rule removes most of Head Start's 133 pages of requirements for math and literacy curriculums, class sizes, medical screenings, home visits and more.
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