WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Chris Murphy issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined the Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding the Trump administration put students first and follow the law by immediately reversing course on the transfer of civil rights enforcement and special education programs out of the Department of Education (ED) and into the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), respectively. These latest moves are part of the Trump administration's explicit effort to dismantle ED, threatening key funding and support services for students, schools, and families nationwide...