Today, after a weekend-long marathon and by a vote of 51-50, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 1, the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB), which incorporates key tax credit extensions for businesses and other changes to federal spending that impact health care, immigration, education, and more. To meet the President’s goal of signing BBB into law by the 4th of July, the House is expected to reconvene this Wednesday and vote on the Senate’s bill. COPAA continues to oppose HR 1 because it includes more than $800 billion in cuts to Medicaid and $350 million in cuts to Pell Grants/student loans, while at the same time proposing unlimited funds for a federally subsidized school voucher mechanism that will not provide protections under the IDEA. Together, the cuts to Medicaid, Pell/loans, and the unprecedented federal voucher provision will harm students with disabilities and their families. Please EMAIL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY and URGE a ‘NO’ vote on HR 1.
The challenge of moving special education out of the Education Department
POLITICO Advocates for children with disabilities — and even some Republican lawmakers — are warning that the federal government needs to preserve its special education programs as the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department. Education...
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