Education Secretary Betsy DeVos defended the education budget proposed by the Trump administration, particularly its move to slash federal dollars for the Special Olympics.

In what DeVos called one of the many “difficult decisions” needed for fiscal reform, the Trump administration included in its annual budget proposal a provision that would entirely eliminate the $17.6 million for the Special Olympics. The Education Secretary said that it is an attempt to reduce her agency’s federal footprint and that the Special Olympics is a private organization that raises $100 million each year.