Statement·other·said 2019-04-22
“She not only has tried to defund special education, but she also has tried to get rid of the Special Olympics funding.”
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Verdict
Mixedby FactCheck.org
2019-04-22Reasoning
The proposed FY2020 budget did cut Special Olympics funding (~$18M), but core IDEA special-education funding was kept at $13.2B — flat with prior year. Conflating those distinct cuts as "defunding special education" overstates the scope.
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