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Linda McMahon: “Congress had to vote to shut down the Department of…”

Featuring: Linda McMahon, Republican | Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education | National

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Linda McMahon Discusses Dismantling the Department of Education and Higher Education Policies

Published | Video Starts at 01:12

This is something that will take some time to do, and it will have to have the approval of Congress. And in my confirmation hearings, when I was asked about that, I was asked, did I understand that Congress had to vote to shut down the Department of Education. I said yes, and it will be my job to show you, show you Congress as we proceed with what we're doing, that as we take the different parts of … (01:12–01:15)

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