00:59Fresno Unified, which I represent, was to lose
01:02seven point one million dollars. Visalia
01:05Unified would have lost two million
01:07dollars. Across the San Joaquin Valley
01:09districts were preparing for these
01:10devastating cuts in mental health services,
01:13after school programs, English learners and
01:17migrant students. While the Republicans
01:20stayed silent, my colleagues and I stepped up. We wrote to the Trump administration, demanded answers, and put pressure on them to act. Well, they finally listened. And because it's clear, this didn't happen on its own. It happened because we put pressure on them.
01:37Now the money is flowing, and I hope it's the entire seven billion dollars that goes to our schools throughout the country. And let's make sure that we know where it first happened. It happened when the flood of phone lines started going to my colleagues here in Washington. I'm going to, and my colleagues will continue to fight for every student, every family, and every school in America, including those in the San Joaquin Valley that I represent.
01:42I'm going to, and my colleagues will continue to fight for every student, every family, and every school in America, including those in the San Joaquin Valley that I represent.
