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# Lawmakers React as Trump Prepares to Dismantle the Education Department

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_Published 2025-03-06. President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the Education Department. McMahon was confirmed by the Senate on Monday, and an executive order to shut down the department could come as soon as this week. On Capitol Hill members of Congress responded to Trump’s proposal to dismantle the Education Department._


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## Transcript

The reason our country rose and differentiated itself from the rest of the world is because we had mandatory high school. We had universal high school education. Every instance in which we distinguish ourselves is because of our great educational programs. Students come from across the world to go to our universities for a reason. So I mean, why take away one of America's great strengths? Oh, I would I'd get rid of it. Get rid of it. Grants give them to the states and let the states do it. I mean, even every community has their own school board, right? We elect school board members here in May.

Uh, and I think the local individual communities know what they want from their education system. So take those monies and send it down to the states and have them allocated a different school districts and and let them control that education, not Washington DC. The problem of education was formed by Congress. Executive orders matter. Now if they want to contest it I'm sure we'll see it in the courts, which is that's the proper place to be. Anybody that disagrees with this, let's put it in the courts and let let it let the courts rule America. He's using your kids education money to give tax breaks to his billionaire buddies.

It's that simple. He's looking to find any money he can so his billionaire club can pay even less taxes. And this is why every single Democrat said hell no to the nomination of Linda McMahon, one of the only nominees in history tasked with destroying the very agency she's trying to lead. Linda McMahon wants to detonate the Department of Education. So why is she taking the job? Just to be destructive. The blast radius of this order will harm nearly every child, every teacher, every family, and every community. Mr. Musk, who is worth some $400 billion, and his fellow billionaires do not have to worry about the quality of public education because they send their kids and grandchildren to fancy private schools.

So what happens to public education is not of great concern to them, but for the working class of this country. High quality public education is an imperative if their kids are going to do well in life.

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