Democratic lawmaker says kids will be in teacherless classrooms, won't have lunch if DOGE, Trump get their way

A Democratic lawmaker said successful an interrogation connected Monday that kids won’t beryllium served luncheon and volition beryllium successful classrooms that don’t person teachers if President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency get their way. 

"That’s the connection that has to get retired … Your kid whitethorn beryllium successful a schoolroom that doesn’t person a teacher," Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., said connected Ana Cabrera Reports connected MSNBC. 

Trump, who campaigned connected eliminating the Department of Education during the 2024 statesmanlike election, has enlisted the help Elon Musk, laminitis and main enforcement of SpaceX and Tesla Inc, to reappraisal the ratio of the agency. Trump is expected to contented an enforcement bid calling for the elimination of the department. 

On Friday, Democratic lawmakers surrounded the Department of Education protesting the Trump medication implicit a "lack of transparency" but were denied introduction by security. 

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House Democrats were blocked from entering the Department of Education gathering successful Washington, Feb. 7, 2025. (Fox News)

During the CNN interview, DeLauro said that students volition not beryllium capable to get luncheon successful schoolhouse nether Trump. 

"The different portion of that is the outrage of the American public," DeLauro said. "And erstwhile you … deliberation astir determination is the ineligible issue, but you person to deliberation astir what the, you know, what are the repercussions to American families. You instrumentality education, you’re looking astatine denying radical schoolhouse lunches." 

She besides said that peculiar needs students would endure and that Congress would combat to halt the Trump administration.

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The U.S. Department of Education gathering successful Washington, D.C.  (Erin Scott/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"The Congress volition not fto this succeed," DeLauro said. "And the courts are important… While we bash not person lasting to sue, we are moving with the organizations that are bringing suit." 

 Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., speaks during an interrogation Monday connected Ana Cabrera reports connected MSNBC (screenshot/MSNBC)

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