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(172,801 posts) Wed Mar 27, 2019, 04:57 PM Mar 2019

GOP senator says Special Olympics cuts will not be approved [View all]

GOP senator says Special Olympics cuts will not be approved
By Chris Mills Rodrigo - 03/27/19 03:04 PM EDT

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), the chairman of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that determines Department of Education funding levels, on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration's proposed cuts to the Special Olympics.

"I’m a longtime supporter of the Special Olympics and proud that Missouri is home to the largest Special Olympics training facility in the world," Blunt said in a statement.

"I was just at the World Games and saw, as I have many times before, what a huge impact the organization has on athletes, their families, and their communities. Our Department of Education appropriations bill will not cut funding for the program," he added.

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GOP senator says Special Olympics cuts will not be approved [View all] babylonsister Mar 2019 OP

The very idea of cutting funds to the Special Olympics speaks to the cruelty malaise Mar 2019 #1

I thought my outrage meter had reached it's peak. I was wrong. nt babylonsister Mar 2019 #2

Ditto malaise Mar 2019 #4

You have to replace your outrage meter FrankBooth Mar 2019 #7

With this disgusting regime there is no bottom. Golden Raisin Mar 2019 #14

mine has been burnt out since 2000 AllaN01Bear Mar 2019 #28

+1000 this!! diva77 Mar 2019 #34

Well ssid. CentralMass Mar 2019 #26

Chris Hayes begins with the cruelty of the Con's agenda malaise Mar 2019 #29

Is the president's "budget" DOA? gratuitous Mar 2019 #3

Yup, El Trumpo's budget is dead. Dems in the house! mwooldri Mar 2019 #15

Ah, good, now how many of the other 50 GOP Senators stand with Roy??! Leghorn21 Mar 2019 #5

And special education funding? Tech Mar 2019 #6

They'll do the cuts. They just need to figure out messaging AllyCat Mar 2019 #8

The Defense Dept. apparently has a billion to spare for the wall. Cut their budget by a billion. Shrike47 Mar 2019 #9

K&R boy blunt comes thru Kurt V. Mar 2019 #10

Because Missouri makes money off the Special Olympics. watoos Mar 2019 #22

of course Kurt V. Mar 2019 #23

And make no mistake about it, that's the only reason he's opposed to it. llmart Mar 2019 #33

Five Trump trips to Mar-a-Lago would cover Betsy Devos's proposed Special Olympics cuts progressoid Mar 2019 #11

This should be an OP!! diva77 Mar 2019 #17

Done. progressoid Mar 2019 #41

Thanks! diva77 Mar 2019 #43

Great post malaise Mar 2019 #38

OK... progressoid Mar 2019 #40

If it's the president's budget proposal bluecollar2 Mar 2019 #12

This shows just how cruel and out of touch this entire administration really is. redstatebluegirl Mar 2019 #13

I'm Waiting to Hear Billy Barr's Report On This! DoctorJoJo Mar 2019 #16

This is just a distraction. KansasKali Mar 2019 #18

Cruel. Oftentimes, families w/ special needs kids can't afford much else, since so much of ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #19

Remember Hitler got rid of the disabled as one of his first moves. Oldtimeralso Mar 2019 #20

We'll see... Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #21

Maybe she could sell... 3catwoman3 Mar 2019 #31

Good Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #24

That's good, but it's because he has a special interest in it. It makes money for his state. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #25

eggscllent . betsy devos must go. AllaN01Bear Mar 2019 #27

GOP and Trump own this now. Kingofalldems Mar 2019 #30

It chafes me no end to see the placard in front... 3catwoman3 Mar 2019 #32

I can think of another word durablend Mar 2019 #42

Predictable...Repubs to the rescue... Wounded Bear Mar 2019 #35

Maybe not. But the fact that the GOP-loving-Trump proposed it ought to be enough to make a lot allgood33 Mar 2019 #36

What about the other programs that help Ilsa Mar 2019 #37

They have money for private charter schools malaise Mar 2019 #39