Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) demanded the immediate release of federal funds for K-12 schools and adult literacy programs, in a letter sent Thursday to the Trump administration.

"We insist you immediately reverse your decision to illegally withhold federal education funding appropriated by Congress and provide the funds as the law requires," wrote the senators.

On July 2, the Trump administration withheld $6 billion in already appropriated federal funding for extracurricular programs. According to the letter, many schools are going into a frenzy over how to fill a new and massive budget gap.

“These funds were made available by the bipartisan Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, signed into law on March 15, 2025. Yet, instead of supporting the tens of millions of students and adult learners intended to benefit from these........

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