The federal government has a small but important role in education, primarily serving as a civil rights agency to protect student access and administer Congressionally approved funding rather than dic

“The federal role is really small. You know, it it's really small and it's designed that way. And I I want it to be that way cuz when I was a teacher, I didn't care what Washington DC was telling me to do. I cared what my local board was telling me, what the, you know, what the students needed.”

Large government programs are susceptible to exploitation by those who use them to build patronage systems rather than providing genuine care.

“They're doing it because we need a government program that we can then expand and then we can build a thief dum and a system of who am I paying who's going to turn out the vote for me?”

The federal government should have a limited scope of responsibilities, focusing primarily on national security rather than managing local or personal issues.

“If you think that that is the role of a federal government, you are a liberal. The left has tried to creep in and and make every aspect of your life something that the government should fund.”