10 GOP senators come out against latest Trump school funding cuts, saying they 'will harm students'
A group of 10 GOP senators penned a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Wednesday condemning a pause in funding for after-school and summer activities that has thrown schools and programs into chaos.
The Republicans urged OMB Director Russell Vought to resume the $6 billion in funding, saying the pause, which is also the subject of a Democratic-backed lawsuit, will “harm students, families and local economies.”
The letter says the funding pause goes against the Trump administration’s directive to send education back to the........
