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Implications of federal education funding cuts and call for action
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Speaker Adrienne E. Adams discusses the negative impacts of the Trump administration's education funding cuts and Department of Education restructuring. She emphasizes the harm to students, teachers, and working families, and calls for action to defend democracy.
- Federal funds support critical programming for low-income students, students with disabilities, and financial aid for working-class college students
- The Speaker describes the actions as an attack on working-class families and warns of potential economic recession
- She calls for unity in defending democracy and commitment to fighting for New Yorkers' needs
Adrienne E. Adams
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These programs are essential to the education of Americans and New Yorkers and are under attack on the country's working class families.
0:15:25
None of this helps our students, teachers, school staff, or the working families counting on our federal government to do its job to ensure every child can succeed.
0:15:35
The gutting of our federal education department, the chaos that economic forecasters say is pushing us towards a recession, and the gross violations of civil rights and The US constitution are not making life easier for the working people in our city and our country.
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This orchestrated fear and chaotic uncertainty is tanking the health of our country and economy.
0:16:00
It seems to be authoritarian rule for the sake of demonstrating power, but not to help any hardworking American.
0:16:08
We cannot allow ourselves to be desensitized to this.
0:16:12
Each dangerous action brings us closer to tyranny, weakens the country, and hurts our city and New Yorkers.
0:16:19
We must speak clearly about the impact on the people who rely on our leadership and unite to defend our democracy and each other.
0:16:28
There is a lot of work ahead of us, but this council is committed to fighting for New Yorkers and their needs.