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On the recordJuly 18, 2025
Just weeks out from the new school year, families, teachers, and school districts are suffering the consequences of President Trump's needless and illegal blockade of this funding.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray criticizes Trump's withholding of education funding just before the school year.

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