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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