U.S. Congressmen hit Gov. Perry on proposed education cuts

Texas’ Democratic congressional delegation is hammering Gov. Rick Perry on a proposal by the state’s education agency to cut about $262 million in education funding.

Perry and other Texas leaders asked state agencies to identify 10 percent in potential cutbacks that will be proposed to lawmakers next session as they deal with a shortfall of up to $21 billion

            Democrats and Republicans have been battling over specific stipulations Texas must meet before getting $830 million in federal funding to save teacher jobs. Now, Democratic congressmen say that a Texas Education Agency proposal that includes cuts for science labs and science textbooks shows that the governor is not prioritizing education.

            Congressman Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso, said this in a statement:

“While the Texas Congressional Democratic delegation is fighting to provide $830 million in emergency resources for our schools, Rick Perry is showing once again that he cannot be trusted to make the right decisions. Certainly tough choices must be made in the coming years to get the state out of the hole that Perry put us in, but, he is showing poor judgment by placing science textbooks and laboratories on the chopping block.  His plans are especially disappointing as they come after warnings from national experts that science and math education is deteriorating.”

Congressman Gene Green, D-Texas, said:

 “It is unclear when Perry will stop playing politics with our children’s education. The process for accepting additional funds to cover his education budget shortfall is very clear and he still refuses to put our children’s interest over his own political game.”

Perry spokeswoman Katherine Cesinger said education is a priority for the governor and accused the Democratic delegation of playing politics.

She said partisan politics is the reason Texas has not received the federal money.

            “These are not cuts that have been made,” she said. “These are reductions that have been identified by each individual agency.  In this case it’s the Texas Education Agency looking within, identifying where they can propose reduced spending and then presenting that to the Legislature for the budget writing process for the next session.”

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He needs to stop playing games and submit a legitimate application.

Republicans cannot be trusted. They are evil.

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