Bringing Attention to Anti-Education Agenda

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Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to the anti-education agenda of the Trump administration.

The Department of Education's RISE Committee is offering a proposal to downgrade the professional status of various careers that they think, after many years, don't deserve academic stature and access to vital funding. These include nursing, physical therapy, audiology, architecture, and social work.

This assessment comes from the leader of the Department of Education, who has no advanced degree in education but does know a lot about pro wrestling.

I was the chief executive officer of a government for over 1 million people, with a budget of $2.5 billion and 4,200 employees. These Secretaries and committees can theorize all they want. I needed professional, well-trained, and certified nurses, social workers, and the like to deliver real-world services to real people in the day-to- day management of a large county.

Let's stop the ideological foolishness. Place this proposal to downgrade careers where it belongs: in the department of garbage and sanitation. Let's get back to grownup, serious government that understands the problems in America and addresses those problems.

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