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John Neely Kennedy: “The Department of Education, which was when you took it…”

Featuring: John Neely Kennedy, Republican | U.S. Senate from Louisiana

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Kennedy questions Education Sec. Linda McMahon: Woke race-baiters shouldn't get in teachers' way

Published | Video Starts at 01:00

So all this play acting for the cameras is just that, play acting. I wanna take you down memory lane. I'm gonna come back to the extraordinary job you've done at The Department of Education, which was when you took it over, was the poster child for excess federal government chock full of a bunch of woke race baiters whose job was to get in the way of our teachers and our teachers age. But I want to take you down memory lane because you've done this despite all of the obstacles. Do you remember when my colleague Senator Schumer said the following. (01:00–01:30)

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Asserts that the Department of Education was previously characterized by excessive federal government involvement and obstructive personnel.

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