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Secretary betsy devos testified on the Education Department budget. She was asked about protections for lgbt students and religious minorities. Heres some of what she had to say. Thank you, mr. Chairman and thank you, madam secretary, for testifying. Earlier you said if a private school gets a dollar of federal aid them to follow all of the laws regarding discrimination, correct . Thats great. But those laws are somewhat foggy in the case i want to be absolutely clear about what you are saying. Are you saying that if you have a private school, private schools to reset the own admission policie...

The appropriations subcommittee on labor, health and human services, education related agencies will come to order. Good morning to everybody, particularly good morning secretary devos for you and thank you for appearing before the subcommittee today. This is a difficult budget request to defend. Last month the president signed into law an appropriations bill that included 161 billion in discretionary funding for this subcommittee. While that was a billion dollars less than we had the year before, we were able to eliminate programs and prioritize programs in a way that allows us to do things l...

Defend. To just over a month ago, the Congress Overwhelmingly cast and the president signed into law an appropriations bill that included 100 61 billion in discretionary funding for this subcommittee. While that was a billion dollars less than we had the year before, we were able to eliminate programs and prioritize programs in a way that allows us to do things, like return the yearround pell, the first time in nine years where students who begin this fall will have the opportunity to have a pell grant available to them yearround. This year, fiscal year 2018 budget proposes a significant fundi...

Admission policies, that they will not be allowed under your program to discriminate against lgbtq students . Secretary devos senator, i said it before and say it again. Schools that receive federal funds must follow federal law. I just said federal law is foggy. In your understanding of federal law, will such discrimination be allowed . Secretary devos on areas where the law is unsettled, this department will not issue decrees. That is matter for the congress anticourts. Description would be allowed or not allowed . Your understanding . Secretary devos on areas of unsettled law so you are say...

This is chaired by senator roy royt will stop senator blount. The appropriations subcommittee on labor, health, and Human Services will come to order. Morning to everybody, particularly good morning secretary devos and thank you for appearing before the subcommittee today. This is a difficult budget defend. To just over a month ago, the Congress Overwhelmingly cast and the president signed into law an appropriations bill that included 100 61 billion in discretionary funding for this subcommittee. While that was a billion dollars less than we had the year before, we were able to eliminate progr...