{"id":36305,"date":"2019-03-28T23:36:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T23:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=36305"},"modified":"2019-03-28T23:36:22","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T23:36:22","slug":"potus-steps-in-restores-money-for-special-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=36305","title":{"rendered":"POTUS steps in, restores money for Special Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I suppose you can wonder about Donald Trump’s motives for practically any decision he makes.<\/p>\n

He does things solely to protect his “brand.” The president is more worried about “ratings” than doing something for the public good. He hates being criticized.<\/p>\n

However, he did the right thing today by overriding a proposal to strip $17 million out of the federal budget for Special Olympics.<\/p>\n

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was pulled through the proverbial sausage grinder in the House this week when members of Congress questioned why she would recommend gutting a program that has become a staple — albeit a tiny one — of the federal government.<\/p>\n

Today, the president said he “overrode my people” and put the money back into the budget. “Special Olympics will be funded,” he declared at the White House.<\/p>\n

Good show, Mr. President.<\/p>\n

In the grand scheme of the federal budget, Special Olympics’ total amounts to a tiny fraction of the $4.7 trillion <\/em>the government will spend on foreign and domestic policy programs. However, it is a high-profile program that draws plenty of emotional support from celebrities, politicians of both parties and just plain folks who have members of their families with special needs.<\/p>\n

Special Olympics was the creation of the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver and her husband, the late Sargent Shriver. It was founded as a way for Mrs. Shriver to honor her sister, Rosemary, a special-needs individual. It has grown into an international event, drawing athletes from more than 100 countries.<\/p>\n

The United States has become a major participant in this event and has always set aside money from the federal budget to keep the program afloat.<\/p>\n

Thus, it is good that the president interceded.<\/p>\n\n

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