WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Chris Murphy issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy on Tuesday questioned Secretary of Education Linda McMahon about the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) within the department during a hearing of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies. Murphy grilled McMahon on OCR's abysmal record under her leadership and what the Trump administration's proposed budget cuts for the office will mean for vulnerable students.
Emphasizing the importance of the OCR, Murphy highlighted the story of a disabled child whose case was dropped when Trump assumed office: "Amy Cupp is a parent in India...