[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 107 (Thursday, June 25, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H4250]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 DISMANTLING OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

  (Mr. DeSAULNIER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to strongly oppose the 
transfer of special education programs from the Department of Education 
to the Department of Health and Human Services.
  HHS Secretary Kennedy has troubling and ignorant views on 
disabilities and is woefully unqualified to oversee programs supporting 
more than 8 million students and their families.
  This move, publicly opposed by multiple Bush administration education 
officials and Senate Health Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy, according 
to a recent story by The New York Times, will segregate special 
education from the larger education system in direct defiance of 
congressional intent.
  Special education programs must remain at the Department of 
Education, where they are administered by expert staff that have a long 
understanding and longstanding relationships with States and local 
school districts.
  If this move continues, all officials responsible should face the 
consequences, including impeachment of the Secretary of Education.

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