Grand Canyon Times

Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) claims that lack of funding is the real reason why kids are still not allowed to attend in-person classes in schools despite health experts' findings suggesting it’s safe to do so already.

"President Joe Biden's press secretary, Jen Psaki, admits that "emergency" education funding is not about ensuring families can have in-person option this year. Most of these funds won't be spent until after 2021. Yet, Biden's allies in the liberal media remain silent", Lesko wrote on Twitter.

Despite the president’s proposal to inject additional funds toward K-12 schools amounting to $130 billion and another $35 billion for higher education institutions, and funds that are directed to reopening schools as well as help American kids catch up on in-person classes, the stimulus plan also states, "while the December down payment for schools and higher education institutions was a start, it is not sufficient to address the crisis."

The president made a plea for bipartisan support for the K-12 package in an early February meeting with 10 Republican senators who argued for their own "scaled-down" $618 billion package.

Biden declined to "settle for a package that fails to meet the moment," Psaki said.