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Mike Rounds: “We think we might be able to save by eliminating the…”

Featuring: Mike Rounds, Republican | U.S. Senate South Dakota

Interview with Senator Mike Rounds on Presidential Nominee Decisions and Education Department Legislation

Published November 21, 2024 | Video Starts at 04:49

Let's put a lot of it into block grants, allow the states to actually make those decisions, and where we can save a billion dollars, which is what We think we might be able to save by eliminating the department. That's a good step in the right direction. And at the same time, we get the bureaucrats out of schools in our communities. All right, Senator, let us know how that goes. That would open up one chair. (04:49–04:54)

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Asserts potential savings from eliminating the Department of Education.

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