"“Under your leadership, the Trump administration is delivering on reforms that will make education less expensive, improve outcomes for students and families, protect civil rights, and empower states and local communities with greater freedom to make the education decisions that are right for them,” he said in his opening statement."
"“Let me be clear: The Trump administration has not 'returned education to the states,'” Scott told McMahon in his opening remarks. “Rather, he has empowered you to effectively dismantle one of our country's strongest civil rights institutions.”"
"Democrats sparred with her over the department's plans to dissolve itself, impending loan caps for graduate and professional degrees, and backed-up Office for Civil Rights complaints, among other policies. In contrast, many Republicans defended the department, praising its efforts to downsize, detect financial aid fraud, direct Pell dollars to short-term programs and bar trans athletes from women's sports-though some also raised concerns about loan limits and threats to college access programs."
"McMahon told lawmakers that Trump came into office with “a clear mandate: to sunset a 46-year, $3 trillion failed federal education bureaucracy in Washington, D.C.,” and that's what the department has strived to do. She also listed rising FAFSA completion rates and settlements with universities among ED's recent accomplishments."
Democratic lawmakers questioned the education department’s plans to dissolve itself, upcoming loan caps for graduate and professional degrees, and delays in Office for Civil Rights complaints. Republicans generally defended the department’s efforts to downsize, detect financial aid fraud, direct Pell funding to short-term programs, and bar transgender athletes from women’s sports, while some raised concerns about loan limits and impacts on college access programs. Committee chair Tim Walberg praised interagency agreements that shifted responsibilities to other agencies and credited the administration with making education less expensive, improving outcomes, protecting civil rights, and empowering states. Ranking member Bobby Scott said the administration had not returned education to states but instead dismantled a civil-rights institution. The hearing supported defense of the fiscal year 2027 budget.
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