Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement:

"Kids deserve to have the support they need to learn, and teachers deserve to have the resources they need to do their jobs. That's why I joined my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to demand the Trump administration reverse its irresponsible and illegal decision to withhold billions of dollars from students and teachers across the country, including roughly $12 million from Northwest Washington state. Today, the Administration backed down and released the money.

"In the coming weeks, I am meeting with local school districts to hear about how budget cuts and layoffs at the Department of Education are impacting our communities. I will continue to fight for the release of other federal funding that has been irresponsibly and illegally held up."

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