While on the surface, I am not in favor of cuts to programs like this, but what is not being reported is that these are budget negotiation tactics and not actual set in stone budget cuts, and in fact the Director admits that they will get rejected. Yet all media outlets and liberal fanatics are acting as if these cuts have been put in place. And there is not reasoning with them because a lot of them live in a 'yeah, but if it does happen' kind of world.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/devos-defends-billions-in-education-spending-cuts-to-skeptical-house-democrats/2019/03/26/9a0c7a38-4ff3-11e9-88a1-ed346f0ec94f_story.html