so much they defunded the care.

Trump's special ed layoffs are personal amid shutdown showdown


For New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan, it felt personal watching more than 120 jobs tied to special education disappear during the U.S. government shutdown.


That's particularly painful to Hassan, a second-term lawmaker and former governor with a son, Ben, who was born almost four decades ago with cerebral palsy, a neurological condition that affects movement and posture. While in school, the senator's son needed some of the very programs she says now have an uncertain fate without people to manage them.


"This is a real blow to children and families all across the country," Hassan told USA TODAY in an interview. "I don't have constituents asking me to shut the door on kids with disabilities."

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We have certain things in common Jeffrey..


Edited: 10/28/2025 at 12:01 AM by fishkller