US EditionMcMahon spars with Democrats over request to cut Education Department funding
- Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended the Trump administration's 2025 budget proposal to cut Education Department funding during a Capitol Hill hearing.
- The hearing occurred amid Democratic criticism over the proposed $4.5 billion cut to K-12 schools and plans to compress remaining funds into a block grant.
- Democrats, led by Representative Rosa DeLauro, challenged McMahon on discontinuing $1 billion in mental health services grants and cutting staff by up to three-fourths of agency employees.
- McMahon asserted, "We're going to abide by the law," while Republicans like Julia Letlow supported school choice, with DeLauro accusing the department of usurping Congress’s power of the purse.
- The dispute suggests ongoing conflict over federal education priorities, with funding shifts potentially reducing program reach and elevating state control amid partisan disagreements.
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Sparks Fly During Education Department Budget Hearing - News Addicts
Sparks flew on Capitol Hill Wednesday as Education Secretary Linda McMahon faced off with Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., in a fiery exchange during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing in the latest clash over the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education. The war of words began when Watson Coleman asked, “Do you […] The post Watch: Sparks Fly During Education Department Budget Hearing appeared first on …
Democrats on U.S. House spending panel grill Education Secretary McMahon over planned cuts • Wisconsin Examiner
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon testifies at a hearing of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on May 21, 2025. (Screenshot from committee livestream)WASHINGTON — U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took heat from U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday over the drastic cuts and proposed changes at her federal agency in the months since President Donald Trump took off…
Sparks fly between Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Dem Rep. Watson Coleman: 'You should feel shameful'
Education Secretary Linda McMahon clashes with Democrat Rep. Watson Coleman in fiery hearing over Trump’s plan to shrink the Department of Education and return power to states.
Democrats on U.S. House spending panel grill Education Secretary McMahon over planned cuts • Michigan Advance
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon testifies at a hearing of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on May 21, 2025. (Screenshot from committee livestream)WASHINGTON — U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took heat from U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday over the drastic cuts and proposed changes at her federal agency in the months since President Donald Trump took off…
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