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Tammy Duckworth: “If the President cares about families at all, he needs to keep his hands off Head Start.”

On the recordSeptember 4, 2026
If the President cares about families at all, he needs to keep his hands off Head Start.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Urging Trump to reconsider his plan on Head Start.

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