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Senators formally introduce bill to eliminate Department of Education

  • 1.  Senators formally introduce bill to eliminate Department of Education

    Posted 04-16-2025 10:01 AM

    Republican senators introduced the "Returning Education to Our States Act" on Wednesday morning after President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order to close the U.S. Department of Education in late March. The bill, led by Senator Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota and cosponsored by Senators Jim Banks, R-Indiana, and Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, would redirect portions of the Department to other federal agencies such as the Departments of Interior, Treasury, Health and Human Services, Labor, Defense, Justice, and State.

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    Michael Spurlin
    ATPE
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