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Andy Biggs: “There's no constitutional authority for [the Department of…”

Featuring: Andy Biggs, Republican | U.S. House Arizona, District 5

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Interview with Congressman Andy Biggs on Federal Cuts and Arizona Gubernatorial Bid

Published | Video Starts at 03:10

Yes, there has. And actually there's been discussion for literally years on how to extract the states from the Department of Education. There's no constitutional authority for [the Department of Education]. it. And so people have been trying to eliminate it almost since its inception in 1979 under President Carter. Let's talk about something else that I think touches a nerve when you talk about it cuts to the VA hospital. (03:10–03:13)

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Asserts that the Department of Education lacks constitutional authority.

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